Age Focus: Pediatric

Characteristics and outcomes of preterm infants with pulmonary vein stenosis in the contemporary era: a PHIS database analysis

Mohamed F. Elsisy, Fred Z. Lam, Mark M. Naguib, Mary E. Dees, James C. Gay, George T. Nicholson Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. United States Journal of PerinatologyJ Perinatol 2026; DOI: 10.1038/s41372-026-02703-z AbstractBackground: Pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is increasingly recognized in preterm infants, yet data regarding characteristics and outcomes remain limited.Methods: A review of hospitalizations from […]

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Surgical and Catheter-Based Intervention in Pediatric Pulmonary Vein Stenosis

Daiji Takajo, Paul J. Critser, Awais Ashfaq, Russel Hirsch Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2026; DOI: 10.1007/s00246-026-04266-4 AbstractBackground: Pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a rare but serious condition in children, often requiring surgical or catheter-based interventions. The initial optimal treatment strategy remains

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Pediatric Pulmonary Vein Stenosis and Treatment

Joice Prodigios, Stephanie El Omeiri, Marcus Meneses, Bethelhem Belachew, Hansel J. Otero, David M. Biko, Jordan B. Rapp Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Perelman School of Medicine at The University of Pennsylvania.United States Seminars in RoentenologySemin Roentenol 2025; DOI: 10.1053/j.ro.2025.09.006 AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is an uncommon but often progressive condition in children, associated with high

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Adams-Oliver syndrome with widespread CMTC and fatal pulmonary vascular disease

Ophelia Entsir Dadzie, Lidia Tyszczuk, Susan E. Holder, Fernanda Teixeira, Aikaterina Charakida, Julia Scarisbrick, Anthony Chu Hammersmith Hospital.United Kingdom Pediatric DermatologyPediatr Dermatol 2007; 24: 651-653DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2007.00556.x AbstractWe report a neonate with cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita and clinical features of Adams-Oliver syndrome in association with severe pulmonary vascular disease. We provide an overview of cutis marmorata telangiectatica

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Abnormal Pericyte Recruitment as a Cause for Pulmonary Hypertension in Adams–Oliver Syndrome

Millan S. Patel, Glenn P. Taylor, Simi Bharya, Nouriya Al-Sanna’a, Ian Adatia, David Chitayat, M.E. Suzanne Lewis, Derek G. Human Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto. Children’s and Women’s Health Center of British Columbia and University of British Columbia. Canada American Journal of Medical Genetics Am J Med Genet 2004; 129A: 294-299DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.30221 AbstractAdams-Oliver

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Outcomes and Patency Following Surgical Repair of Previously Stented Pulmonary Veins in Pediatric Patients

Allison Beckham Davila, Mariana Chavez, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Christina Ireland, Kathy J. Jenkins, Michael Farias, Eric N. Feins, Christopher W. Baird Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and Feinberg School of Medicine.United States Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 2026;DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2026.03.056 AbstractBackground: The study objective was to evaluate surgical outcomes of patients

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Catheter and echocardiographic-focused management of primary pulmonary vein stenosis in premature infants: a single center 5-year experience

Keira Nassetta Conor P. O’Halloran, Emily Hoyt, Matthew Cornicelli, Nicolas Porta, Jeremy Fox, Alan W. Nugent, Paul Tannous, Amanda Hauck Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago.United States Journal of PerinatologyJ Perinatol 2026; DOI: 10.1038/s41372-026-02611-2 AbstractBackground/objectives: We describe the outcomes of pulmonary vein stenosis treatment in a cohort of premature infants using an assertive percutaneous

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Computational Predictive Modeling of Surgical Outcomes in Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection: Assessing the Impact of Pulmonary Venous Confluence Size on Preoperative Planning

Jie Jin, Zhuo Shi, Qiang Gao, Jing Yu, Irina Jin, Jiawei Liang, Xiangming Fan Children’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine. Technical University of Moldova. China and Moldova Journal of Cardiovascular Translational ResearchJ Cardiovasc Transl Res 2025; 19: DOI: 10.1007/s12265-025-10725-9 AbstractTo develop a predictive model for optimal anastomosis sizing in TAPVC surgery, focusing on the role

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Long-term outcomes of individualised repair in patients with primary pulmonary vein stenosis

Zhangwei Wang, Yang Yang Beijing Children’s Hospital, National Children’s Medical Center and Capital Medical University.China Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2025; DOI: 10.1017/S1047951124026180 AbstractObjectives: Primary pulmonary vein stenosis is a rare congenital heart condition and carries a poor prognosis. Various surgical techniques have been introduced to treat primary pulmonary vein stenosis. However, there is no consensus on

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Atrial thrombus after total anomalous pulmonary venous connection repair

Noriyoshi Ebuoka, Hidetsugu Asai, Sachiko Kimura, Tsuyoshi Tachibana Hokkaido Medical Center for Child Health and Rehabilitation. Kanagawa Children’s Medical Center.Japan Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic AnnalsAsian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2024; 32: 314-316DOI: 10.1177/02184923241256408 AbstractA 6-year-old boy had previously undergone total anomalous pulmonary venous connection repair and postoperative pulmonary vein stenosis release. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed blood stasis

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