Article Type: Literature Review and Analysis

Surgical management of the scimitar syndrome

Ujjwal K. Chowdhury, Robert H. Anderson, Lakshmi K. Sankhyan, Niwin George, Niraj N. Pandey, Abhinav S. Chauhan, Yatin Arora, Shikha Goja All India Institute of Medical Sciences. Newcastle University.India and United Kingdom Journal of Cardiac SurgeryJ Card Surgery 2021; 36: 3770-3795DOI: 10.1111/jocs.15857 AbstractBackground and aim: We sought to address the varied anatomical details, the diagnostic challenges, associated […]

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Stenosis of individual pulmonary veins. Review of the literature and report of a surgical case

Robert M. Sade, Michael D. Freed, Edward C. Matthews, Aldo R. Castaneda Children’s Hospital Medical Center and Harvard Medical School. MaineMedical Center.United States Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1974; 67: 953-962DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-5223(19)41725-X AbstractStenosis or atresia of the individual pulmonary veins is a rare condition that is usually fatal when untreated, even when

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Total anomalous pulmonary return; an analysis of thirty cases

Vincent L. Gott, Richard G. Lester, C. Walton Lillehei, Richard L. Varco University of MinnesotaUnited States CirculationCirculation 1956; 13: 543-552DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.13.4.543 AbstractThirty cases of total anomalous pulmonary return have been collected and analyzed. The pathways of drainage and their embryologic development are discussed. The cardiac catheterization, electrocardiographic and radiologic findings are also presented. These laboratory data

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Pulmonary vein stenosis: Case report and literature review

Reshma Amin, S. Kwon, Y. Moayedi, Neil Sweezey Hospital for Sick Children.Canada Canadian Respiratory JournalCan Respir J 2009; 16: e77-e80DOI: 10.1155/2009/791653 AbstractBackground: Pulmonary vein stenosis is a rare cause of pulmonary hypertension, with variable onset and presentation. One or more of the four pulmonary veins can be primarily or secondarily affected. A five-month-old girl presented with respiratory

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Pulmonary Vein Stenosis: A Rare Disease with a Global Reach

Jennifer Schramm, Sivakumar Sivalingam, Guillermo E. Moreno, Dinh Quang Le Thanh, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Kaitlin Doherty-Schmeck, Kathy J. JenkinsChildren’s National Hospital. National Heart Institute. Hospital de Pediatría “Professor Dr. Juan P. Garrahan”. Children’s Hospital 1. Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston.United States, Malaysia, Argentina, Vietnam ChildrenChildren 2021; 8DOI: 10.3390/children8030198 AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a rare, but high mortality

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A Rare Report of Hypoplastic Coronary Arteries and Pulmonary Veins: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Raymond Morales, John Bokoski, Saif Aljemmali, Joshua Murphy, Caroja Bharati, Ra-Id Abdulla Rush University Medical Center. Rosalind Franklin University of Sciences. Advocate Children’s Hospital. Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2020; 41: 1231-1237DOI: 10.1007/s00246-020-02334-x AbstractCongenital coronary artery anomalies are estimated to affect about 1% of the general population. Hypoplastic coronary artery disease

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Pulmonary Vein Stenosis in Infants: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Meta-Regression

Carl H. Backes, Erin Nealon, Aimee K. Armstrong, Clifford L. Cua, Courtney Mitchell, Usha Krishnan, Rachel D. Vanderlaan, Mi Kyoung Song, Nicola Viola, Charles V. Smith, Patrick I. McConnell, Brian K. Rivera, Jeffrey Bridge Nationwide Children’s Hospital and The Ohio State University. Columbia University. University of Toronto and Hospital for Sick Children. Seoul National University

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Pulmonary vein stenosis with Down syndrome: a rare and frequently fatal cause of pulmonary hypertension in infants and children

Srinath Gowda, Deepti Bhat, Zhuang Feng, Chung-Ho Chang, Robert D. Ross The Children’s Hospital of Michigan and Detroit Medical Center.United States Congenital Heart DiseaseCongenit Heart Dis 2014; 9: E90-E97DOI: 10.1111/chd.12088 AbstractDown syndrome (DS) patients are prone to pulmonary hypertension (PHTN) due to various cardiopulmonary causes. However, the association of DS with pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is

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Is Sutureless Technique Beneficial in the Primary Repair of Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Yuhao Wu, Liangjing Xin, Yuehang Zhou, Hongyu Kuang, Xin Jin, Yonggang Li Chu Wu Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University.China Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2019; 40: 881-891DOI: 10.1007/s00246-018-1948-y AbstractA meta-analysis was performed for a comparison of outcomes between sutureless technique and conventional surgery for primary repair for total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC). Electronic databases including PubMed,

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Sutureless technique versus conventional surgery in the primary treatment of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Yuhao Wu, Zhichao Wu, Junmeng Zheng, Yonggang Li, Yuehang Zhou, Hongyu Kuang, Xin Jin, Chun Wu Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University. Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital and Sun Yat-Sen University. Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders. China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders.China Journal of

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