Age Focus: Pediatric

Interorgan Communication-Pulmonary Vein Stenosis in Children-A Review of Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Current Management Principles

Usha S. Krishnan, Mary P. Mullen Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University Irving Medical Center and Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York Presbyterian. Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.United States Comprehensive Physiology Interorgan Communication in Health and DiseaseCompre Physiol 2025;DOI: 10.1002/cph4.70085 AbstractUnderstanding communication between various organ systems is vital to understanding

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Transcatheter Management of Pulmonary Vein Stenosis in Children

Connie Choi, Ryan Callahan Seattle Children’s Hospital. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2025;DOI: 10.1007/s00246-025-04130-x AbstractPediatric intraluminal pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a challenging condition where the diagnosis is confirmed via cardiac catheterization. The patient population is complex with inherent hemodynamic vulnerabilities, and the high rate of restenosis necessitates recurrent, technically demanding transcatheter interventions.

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Cardiovascular Manifestations and Interventions in Children Living in a Histoplasmosis Endemic Region

Cassandra Campbell, Sandra Arnold, Mario Briceno-Medina, Michael Perez, Shyam Sathanandam University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital and University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Dell Children’s Medical Center. Nicklaus Children’s Hospital.United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2025;DOI: 10.1007/s00246-025-04123-w AbstractHistoplasmosis in children remains understudied, drawing most clinical understanding from adult populations. Located in a histoplasmosis-hyperendemic region,

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Management of Pediatric Pulmonary Vein Stenosis

Ryan Callahan, Brian H. Morray, Russel Hirsch, Christopher J. Petit Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Seattle Children’s Hospital and University of Washington School of Medicine. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.United States Journal for

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Transthoracic Echocardiographic Markers of Pulmonary Vein Stenosis Requiring Transcatheter Intervention in Premature Infants

Samantha Holmes, Ernesto Meija, Morgan MacBeth, Jenny Zablah, Benjamin S. Frank University of Colorado School of Medicine. Manning Family Children’s.United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2025;DOI: 10.1007/s00246-025-04099-7 AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a challenging diagnosis, especially in premature infants. Echocardiography is often used as the primary screening tool in this population, but its accuracy in identifying PVS

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Sutureless Closure Versus Conventional Technique in the Primary Surgery of Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Dinh Quang Le Thanh, Hoang Thi Ngoc Giau, Tran Nguyen Giang Huong, Truong Nguyen Uy Linh, Vu Minh Phuc, Nguyen Lam Vuong Children’s Hospital 1. University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnam Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2022; 43: 943-951DOI: 10.1007/s00246-022-02904-1 AbstractSutureless closure has been used for primary repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous

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Pulmonary Hemodynamics and Long-Term Outcomes in Children with Pulmonary Hypertension-Associated Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

Eric D. Austin, Mary P. Mullen, Catherine M. Avitabile, Usha S. Krishnan, Erika B. Rosenzweig, Roberta L. Keller, John P. Kinsella, Delphine Yung, Lea Steffes, Angela Bates, Eleni G. Elia, Lewis H. Romer, Sharon McGrath-Morrow, Meghan L. Bernier, Kenneth D. Mandl, J.Usha Raj, Lynn A. Sleeper, Steven H. Abman Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Boston Children’s

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Hiding in Plain Sight: Pulmonary Vein Stenosis Following Pediatric Heart Transplantation

Conor P. O’Halloran, Amanda Hauck, Anna Joong, Paul Tannous Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.United States Pediatric TransplantationPediatr Transplant 2025; 29: DOI: 10.1111/petr.70199 AbstractBackground: Pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) after pediatric heart transplantation (PHT) is an observed phenomenon with previously unknown incidence, risk factors, treatment, and outcome.Methods: This is

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Anomalies of Pulmonary Circulation as a Cause of Hemoptysis: A Series of Unusual Cases and Review of the Literature

Kamini Gupta, Kavita Saggar, Amit Goyal, Avik Banerjee Dayanand Medical College and Hospital.India Oman Medical JournalOman Med J 2015; 30: 208-211DOI: 10.5001/omj.2015.43 AbstractThe expectoration of blood originating from the lower respiratory tract, called hemoptysis, is a common clinical condition with many potential etiologies. Massive hemoptysis is life threatening and needs urgent intervention. Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT)

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Bilateral pulmonary vein atresia revealed with CT

Marek Kardos, Peter Tittel Children´s Cardiac Center.Slovakia Acta CardiologicaActa Cardiol 2021; 76: 909-911DOI: 10.1080/00015385.2020.1775392 AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryAbsence or Atresia of Normal Pulmonary Venous ConnectionsSymptoms and Quality of Life Associated with Pulmonary Venous ObstructionLength of Life Associated with Pulmonary Venous Obstruction Diagnostic Testing. Noninvasive Year of Publication: 2021 Age Focus: Pediatric Article Type: Case Reports or

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