Age Focus: Pediatric

Total cavopulmonary connection with straight conduit for apicocaval juxtaposition

Takahiro Hisaoka, Takeshi Hiramatsu, Yoshitaka Okamura Wakayama Medical University.Japan General Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryGen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009; 57: 307-309DOI: 10.1007/s11748-008-0348-2 AbstractIf the heart is malpositioned with apicocaval juxtaposition (ACJ), what constitutes the ideal course for the conduit pathway of a total cavopulmonary connection must be considered. When the conduit is positioned between the inferior vena

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Pulmonary Vein Stenosis Diagnosed After Failure to Wean from Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

An N. Massaro, Joshua P. Kanter, Louis Scavo, Billie L. Short Children’s National Medical Center.United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2008; 29: 238-240DOI: 10.1007/s00246-007-9102-2 AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryStenosis or Obstruction of Normal Pulmonary Venous ConnectionsDiagnostic Testing. Invasive Year of Publication: 2008 Age Focus: Pediatric Article Type: Case Reports or Retrospective Observations in Small Groups of Patients (≤10

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Importance of totally anomalous pulmonary venous connection and postoperative pulmonary vein stenosis in outcomes of heterotaxy syndrome

Susan R. Foerster, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Doff B. McElhinney, Tal Geva Children’s Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School.United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2008; 29: 536-544DOI: 10.1007/s00246-007-9128-5 AbstractHistorically, outcomes of patients with heterotaxy syndrome and congenital heart disease have been poor. Published series include patients treated over many decades or focus on specific patient/operative subgroups. This study was

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Totally anomalous pulmonary venous connection directly to the superior caval vein

Alessandro Giamberti, John E. Deanfield, Robert H. Anderson, Marc R. de Leval Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust. United Kingdom European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic SurgeryEur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002; 21: 474-477DOI: 10.1016/s1010-7940(01)01162-9 AbstractObjective: Totally anomalous pulmonary venous connection directly to the superior caval vein is unusual. It is frequently associated with major congenital heart defects

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Congenital pulmonary vein stenosis associated with cor triatriatum

Masayoshi Ito, Seiya Kikuchi, Yoshikazu, Hachiro, MD, Tomio Abe Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine.Japan Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 2001; 71: 722-723DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(00)02346-8 AbstractWe report an 11-year-old boy who underwent surgical correction for stenosis of the right and left lower pulmonary veins at their junction with the left atrium and associated cor triatriatum. The

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Gadolinium-enhanced MR angiography in the evaluation of congenital cardiovascular disease pre- and postoperative states in infants and children

Takayuki Masui, Motoyuki Katayama, Shigeru Kobayashi, Tasuhiko Ito, Masashi Seguchi, Kasaaki Koide, Atsushi Nozaki, Harumi Sakahara Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital.Japan Journal of Magnetic Resonance ImagingJ Magn Reson Imaging 2000; 12: 1034-1042DOI: 10.1002/1522-2586(200012)12:6<1034::aid-jmri32>3.0.co;2-a AbstractThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the utility of dynamic contrast magnetic resonance (MR) angiography under sedation for assessing congenital cardiovascular disease

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Scimitar syndrome presenting in infancy

Charles B. Huddleston, Vernat Exil, Charles E. Canter, Eric N. Mendeloff Washington University School of Medicine and St. Louis Children’s Hospital.United States Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 1999; 67: 154-159DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(98)01227-2 AbstractBackground: Scimitar syndrome has a variable presentation based on the age at which the diagnosis is made. In general, infants presenting in heart failure have

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A Novel Rat Model for Group 2 Pulmonary Hypertension by Total Pulmonary Vein Banding: Multi-Omics Insights into Pathophysiological Mechanisms

Jin Shentu, Wenxuan Dai, Chang Chen, Jiawei Huang, Lijun Chen, Yi Yan, Han Zhang, Zhongqun Zhu, Guocheng Shi, Huiwen Chen Shanghai Children’s Medical Center and Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine.China Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2026;DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2026.01.017 AbstractObjectives: Group 2 pulmonary hypertension (PH) remains a highly morbid disease, yet no specific

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Lung transplantation and repair of complex congenital heart lesions in patients with pulmonary hypertension

Eric N. Mendeloff, Charles B. Huddleston Washington University School of Medicine.United States Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgerySemin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998; 10: 144-151DOI: 10.1016/s1043-0679(98)70009-7 AbstractPulmonary vascular disease in conjunction with either a previously repaired or an unrepaired congenital heart defect is the third most common indication for lung transplantation in the pediatric age range. Because

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Update on lung transplantation in children

William J. Gaynor, Nancy D. Bridges, Bernard J. Clark, Thomas L. Spray Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.United States Current Opinion in PediatricsCurr Opin Pediatr 1998; 10: 256-261DOI: 10.1097/00008480-199806000-00006 AbstractLung transplantation is an important treatment option in children with acquired and congenital pulmonary disease. Indications for lung transplantation include pulmonary hypertension, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, pulmonary vein stenosis, and cystic

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