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Learning from the Pulmonary Veins

Diego Uirona Porres, Oscar Persiva Morenza, Esther Pallisa, Alberto Roque, Jorge Andreu, Manel Martinez Hospital Vall d’Hebron.Spain RadiographicsRadiographics 2013; 33: 999-1022DOI: 10.1148/rg.334125043 AbstractThe purpose of this article is to review the basic embryology and anatomy of the pulmonary veins and the various imaging techniques used to evaluate the pulmonary veins, as well as the radiologic findings […]

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Pulmonary venous infarction

Warren A. Williamson, Bruce S. Tronic, Nathan Levitan, David G. Webb-Johnson, David M. Shahian, F. Henry Ellis, Jr. Lahey Clinic Medical Center.United States ChestChest 1992; 102: 937-940DOI: 10.1378/chest.102.3.937 AbstractPulmonary venous infarction, although rare, can develop in patients with the various pathologic conditions outlined. The triad of cough, dyspnea, and hemoptysis should raise clinical suspicion. The venous

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[Congenital unilateral pulmonary vein atresia: imaging findings]

I. Artero Muñoz, F. Serrano Puche, M. I. Padín Marín, F. Serrano Ramos Hospital Regional Universitario Carlos Haya.Spain RagiologíaRadiología 2008; 50: 82-85DOI: 10.1016/s0033-8338(08)71934-9 AbstractCongenital unilateral pulmonary vein atresia is a very rare anomaly that generally presents during childhood or adolescence as recurrent episodes of pulmonary infections or hemoptysis. Its presentation in adults is highly exceptional. We

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Drainage of the pulmonary veins into the right side of the heart

Henry Brody Beth Israel Hospital.United States Archives of PathologyArch Pathol 1942; 33: 221-240DOI: Not Available AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryStenosis or Obstruction of Pulmonary Veins: Other CategoriesA comprehensive report of published cases of partial and total anomalous pulmonary venous connectionOne case of potential intraluminal stenosis of an anomalous pulmonary veinPulmonary Venous Pathology Year of Publication: 1942

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Intentional longitudinal and side-cell stent fractures: Intermediate term follow up

Hitesh Agrawal, Athar M. Qureshi, Henri Justino Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine.United States Catheterization and Cardiovascular InterventionsCatheter Cardiovasc Interv 2018; 91: 1110-1118DOI: 10.1002/ccd.27469 AbstractBackground: Use of small diameter stents in young children and jailing of side branches pose significant challenges to future re-interventions. We sought to assess the capacity to induce longitudinal fractures in

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Outcomes of the Warden Procedure for Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Drainage

Hongyuan Lin, Jun Yan, Qiang Wang, Shoujun Li, Haining Sun, Yajuan Zhang, Liang Zhang, Wenchao Liu Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College.China Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2020; 41: 134–140DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-019-02235-8 AbstractPartial anomalous pulmonary venous drainage (PAPVD) is a common congenital heart disease. If the insertion of an anomalous pulmonary vein

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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

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The potential value of transoesophageal evaluation of individual pulmonary venous flow after an atrial baffle procedure

Renate Kaulitz, Oliver Stümper, Alan G. Fraser, Andreas Kreis, Bernardino Tuccillo, George R. Sutherland Erasmus University Rotterdam.Netherlands International Journal of CardiologyInt J Cardiol 1990; 28: 299-307DOI: 10.1016/0167-5273(90)90312-s AbstractFollowing a Mustard’s procedure, transoesophageal echocardiography allowed the visualization of all 4 pulmonary veins in 7/12 patients (mean age 14.8 years) and of three veins in a further 2

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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

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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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