Patient Factors Influencing the Onset, Severity or Outcome of Disease

Five cases of an undescribed form of pulmonary interstitial fibrosis caused by obstruction of the pulmonary veins

E. C. Andrews Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineUnited States Bulletin of the Johns Hopkins HospitalBull Johns Hopkins Hosp 1957; 100: 28-42DOI: Not Available AbstractSummary: The clinical course and autopsy findings of five cases are presented, which demonstrate that obstruction of the pulmonary vein from any cause leads to an unusual form of interstitial fibrosis […]

Five cases of an undescribed form of pulmonary interstitial fibrosis caused by obstruction of the pulmonary veins Read More »

Unilateral absence or extreme hypoplasia of pulmonary veins

H. M. Kingston, R. G. Patel, G. H. Watson Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital.United Kingdom British Heart JournalBrit Heart J 1983; 49: 148-153DOI: 10.1136/hrt.49.2.148 AbstractThree children with recurrent chest symptoms and signs caused by unilateral atresia or absence of the pulmonary veins are described, with a discussion of the seven reported cases of unilateral congenital pulmonary venous

Unilateral absence or extreme hypoplasia of pulmonary veins Read More »

Left pulmonary vein stenosis associated with transposition of the great arteries

George Pappas Children’s Hospital and University of Colorado Health Sciences Center.United States Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 1986; 41: 208-209DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(10)62671-9 AbstractTwo patients with unilateral left pulmonary vein stenosis associated with dextrotransposition of the great arteries and intact ventricular septum are described. Excessive preferential pulmonary artery blood flow to the unaffected side is diagnostic. Awareness

Left pulmonary vein stenosis associated with transposition of the great arteries Read More »

Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection With Intact Atrial Septum: Early and Midterm Outcomes

Gabriel Graham, Joseph A. Dearani, Jessey Mathew, William R. Miranda, Katherine S. King, Hartzell V. Schaff, Elizabeth H. Stephens Mayo Clinic.United States Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 2023;DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.04.031 AbstractBackground: Partial anomalous pulmonary venous return with intact atrial septum warrants greater understanding and evaluation in the literature.Methods: From January 1993 to December 2018, 293 patients with partial anomalous pulmonary venous return underwent surgical

Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection With Intact Atrial Septum: Early and Midterm Outcomes Read More »

Total anomalous pulmonary venous return. Prenatal damage to pulmonary vascular bed and extrapulmonary veins

Sheila G. Haworth Institute of Child Health.United Kingdom British Heart JournalBrit Heart J 1982; 48: 513-524DOI: 10.1136/hrt.48.6.513 AbstractTo investigate the possibility that pulmonary vascular disease may be present at birth in children presenting with obstructed total anomalous pulmonary venous return in the neonatal period, pulmonary vascular structure was analysed in the lungs of six babies who

Total anomalous pulmonary venous return. Prenatal damage to pulmonary vascular bed and extrapulmonary veins Read More »

Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection. Long-term results following repair in infancy

Christopher M. Whight, Brian G. Barratt-Boyes, A. Louise Calder, John M. Neutze, Peter W. Brandt Green Lane Hospital.New Zealand Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1978; 75: 52-63DOI: Not Available AbstractTwenty-three infants, aged 5 days to 10 months, underwent repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC). Coronary sinus drainage was unusually

Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection. Long-term results following repair in infancy Read More »

Relentless pulmonary vein stenosis after repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage

Christopher A. Caldarone, Hani K. Najm, Margit Kadletz, Jeffrey F. Smallhorn, Robert M. Freedom, William G. Williams, John G. Coles Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto.Canada Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 1998; 66: 1514-1520DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(98)00952-7 AbstractBackground: Progressive stenosis of the pulmonary veins after repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage is frequently refractory to

Relentless pulmonary vein stenosis after repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage Read More »

Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection: an analysis of current management strategies in a single institution

Camille L. Hancock Friesen, David Zurakowski, Ravi R. Thiagarajan, Joseph M. Forbess, Pedro J. del Nido, John E. Mayer, Richard A. Jonas Children’s Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School.United States Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 2005; 79: 596-606DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.07.005 AbstractBackground: Repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) continues to be associated with significant mortality. We

Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection: an analysis of current management strategies in a single institution Read More »

Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection: factors associated with mortality and recurrent pulmonary venous obstruction

S. Adil Husain, Elaine Maldonado, Debbie Rasch, Joel Michalek, Richard Taylor, Christopher Curzon, Steve Neish, John H. Calhoon University of Texas Health Sciences Center-San Antonio.United States Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 2012; 94: 825-831DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.04.026 AbstractBackground: Surgical repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) is associated with high rates of mortality and need for reintervention.

Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection: factors associated with mortality and recurrent pulmonary venous obstruction Read More »

Primary sutureless repair for infracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection

Rong Liufu, Xiaobing Liu, Tao Liu, Jimei Chen, Shusheng Wen, Jianzheng Cen, Jian Zhuang Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital and Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences. Brown University School of Public Health.China and United States European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic SurgeryEur J Cardiothorac Surg 2021; 59: 959-966DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezaa470 AbstractObjectives: This study aimed to review surgical experiences in patients with infracardiac

Primary sutureless repair for infracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection Read More »