Article Type: Literature Review and Analysis

Safety and efficacy of balloon angioplasty compared to stent-based-strategies with pulmonary vein stenosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Pradyumna Agasthi, Pattara Rattanawong, Nithin Venepally, Chieh-Ju Chao, Hasan Ashraf, Sai Harika Pujari, Mohamed Allam, Amit Kumar, Farouk Mookadam, Floyd David Fortuin, Reza Arsanjani, Srilekha Sridhara, Diana Almader-Douglas, Yamini Alla, Douglas L. Packer, David R. Holmes Jr, Donald J. Hagler Mayo Clinic. Banner Heart Hospital. Bronx Lebanon Hospital.United States World Journal of CardiologyWorld J Cariol […]

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Comparison of the Efficacy and Safety of Sutureless Technique Versus Conventional Surgery in the Initial Treatment of Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Lei Shen, Nan Ding, Haiju Liu, Hanlu Yi, Jinrui Zhang, Gejingwa Zhao, Zhiqiang Li Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University and National Center for Children’s Health.China Pulmonary CirculationPulm Circ 2026; 16: DOI: 10.1002/pul2.70236 AbstractTotal anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) is a rare but life-threatening congenital heart defect that requires surgical correction. The sutureless technique has been

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Sutureless Closure Versus Conventional Technique in the Primary Surgery of Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Dinh Quang Le Thanh, Hoang Thi Ngoc Giau, Tran Nguyen Giang Huong, Truong Nguyen Uy Linh, Vu Minh Phuc, Nguyen Lam Vuong Children’s Hospital 1. University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnam Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2022; 43: 943-951DOI: 10.1007/s00246-022-02904-1 AbstractSutureless closure has been used for primary repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous

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Hiding in Plain Sight: Pulmonary Vein Stenosis Following Pediatric Heart Transplantation

Conor P. O’Halloran, Amanda Hauck, Anna Joong, Paul Tannous Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.United States Pediatric TransplantationPediatr Transplant 2025; 29: DOI: 10.1111/petr.70199 AbstractBackground: Pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) after pediatric heart transplantation (PHT) is an observed phenomenon with previously unknown incidence, risk factors, treatment, and outcome.Methods: This is

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Anomalies of Pulmonary Circulation as a Cause of Hemoptysis: A Series of Unusual Cases and Review of the Literature

Kamini Gupta, Kavita Saggar, Amit Goyal, Avik Banerjee Dayanand Medical College and Hospital.India Oman Medical JournalOman Med J 2015; 30: 208-211DOI: 10.5001/omj.2015.43 AbstractThe expectoration of blood originating from the lower respiratory tract, called hemoptysis, is a common clinical condition with many potential etiologies. Massive hemoptysis is life threatening and needs urgent intervention. Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT)

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Haemoptysis caused by the absence of the right pulmonary vein in an 11-year-old child: a case report and literature review

Lili Wang, Lin Zhong, Lina Chen, Hanmin Liu West China Second University Hospital and Sichuan University.China BioMedical Central PediatricsBMC Pediatr 2025; 25: DOI: 10.1186/s12887-025-06152-z AbstractBackground: The absence of the pulmonary vein is a rare congenital cardiovascular anomaly. It is most commonly diagnosed in infants, and diagnosis in adolescence is rare. Here, we report the case of an

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Anomalous unilateral single pulmonary vein: two cases mimicking arteriovenous malformations and a review of the literature

J. M. Hanson, A. M. Wood, R. Seymour, I.S. Petheram University Hospital, Cardiff.United Kingdom Australasian RadiologyAustralas Radiol 2005; 49: 246–251DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.2005.01423.x AbstractTotal anomalous pulmonary venous drainage is a rare congenital anomaly. It usually involves a pulmonary to systemic venous shunt and most cases have a septal defect in order to survive. Anomalous pulmonary venous drainage with

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[Unilateral congenital atresia in adults. A case report and review of the literature]

Juan Santos-Morano, Silvia Rodríguez-Hernández, Jesica Ivana Hilares-Vera Hospital de Valme.Spain Archivos de BronconeumologíaArch Bronconeumonol 2015; 51: 423-424DOI: 10.1016/j.arbres.2014.10.002 AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryAbsence or Atresia of Normal Pulmonary Venous ConnectionsSymptoms and Quality of Life Associated with Pulmonary Venous Obstruction Length of Life Associated with Pulmonary Venous ObstructionDiagnostic Testing. Noninvasive Year of Publication: 2015 Age Focus: Adult Article

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Right pulmonary venous atresia: a case report and review of literature

Serife Savas Borbas, Birgül Varan, Sule Ackay Baskent UniversityTurkey Tüberkülos ve Toraks (Tuberculosis and Thoracic Journal)Tuberk Toraks 2012; 60(3): 254-257DOI: 10.5578/tt.2425 AbstractIsolated pulmonary vein atresia without associated congenital malformation is a very rare condition in adults. It is associated with significant mortality and morbidity. Recurrent pulmonary infections, dyspnea on exertion and hemoptysis may be the presenting

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Congenital atresia of unilateral pulmonary veins associated with a single ventricle: a rare case report and literature review

Hsing-Yuan Lee, Betau Hwang, Pi-Chang Lee, Sheng-Ling Jan, C.C. Laura Meng Taoyuan Armed Force General Hospital.Taiwan Circulation JournalCirc J 2008; 72: 1544-1546DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-07-0516 AbstractCongenital atresia or extreme hypoplasia of individual pulmonary veins is a rare condition that is usually asymptomatic if it only involves 1 or 2 segments of the lungs. It may be fatal if

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