Age Focus: Pediatric

Surgical and Cardiac Catheterization Outcomes of Scimitar Syndrome Patients: A Three Decade Single-Center Experience

Emma Seymour, George Mallory, Raysa Morales-Demori Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital.United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2023; 44: 579-586DOI: 10.1007/s00246-022-02965-2 AbstractScimitar syndrome (SS) is a rare congenital condition which includes partial anomalous pulmonary venous return (PAPVR) and a variable degree of pulmonary hypoplasia. We describe the clinical features, therapeutic approach and outcomes of patients […]

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Successful rapid staged hybrid approach for obstructed total anomalous pulmonary venous connection

Sameh M. Said, Elizabeth A. Braunlin, James Berry, Ashley Loomis, Gurumurthy, Hiremath Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital and Westchester Medical Center. Masonic Children’s Hospital and University of Minnesota.United States Journal of Cardiac SurgeryJ Card Surg 2022; 37: 5501-5504DOI: 10.1111/jocs.17053 AbstractObstructed total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) represents a true pediatric cardiac emergency. The patient may present in

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Doppler Echocardiographic Features of Pulmonary Vein Stenosis in Ex-Preterm Children

Yalin Lin, Alena K. Amin, Roberta L. Keller, David F. Teitel, Hythem M. Nawaytou University of California, San Francisco.United States Journal of the American Society of EchocardiographyJ Am Soc Echocardiogr 2022; 35: 435-442DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2021.12.015 AbstractBackground: Echocardiography is used to screen for the presence of pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) in ex-preterm infants and children. However, there are no

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Treatment and prognosis of Scimitar syndrome: A retrospective analysis in a single center of East China

Kai Wang, Xinyi Xu, Tingliang Liu, Wei Gao, Ying Guo Shanghai Children’s Medical Center and Shanghai Jiao Tong University. The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University.China Frontiers in Cardiovascular MedicineFront Cardiovasc Med 2022;DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.973796 AbstractBackground: Scimitar syndrome is a rare congenital cardiovascular malformation; its optimal management remains controversial. This study aims to present the clinical experience

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Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection Repair: Single-Center Outcomes in a Lower-Middle Income Region

Praveen Reddy Bayya, Shruti Varghese, Jessin Puliparambil Jayashankar, Abish Sudhakar, Rakhi Balachandran, Brijesh Parayaru Kottayil, Balaji Srimurugan, Praveen Kerala Varma, Praveen Kumar Neema, R. Krishna Kumar Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research CentreIndia World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart SurgeryWorld J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg 2022; 13: 458-465DOI: 10.1177/21501351221103492 AbstractBackground: The management of total anomalous

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Computed tomographic parenchymal lung findings in premature infants with pulmonary vein stenosis

Barry O’Callaghan, Jenny E. Zablah, Jason P. Weinman, Erin K. Englund, Gareth J. Morgan, D. Dunbar Ivy, Benjamin S. Frank, David Andrew Mong, LaDonna J. Malone, Lorna P. Browne Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora and University of Colorado Medical SchoolUnited States Pediatric RadiologyPediatr Radiol 2023;DOI: 10.1007/s00247-023-05673-y AbstractBackground: Developmental pulmonary vein pulmonary vein stenosis in the setting of prematurity

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Partially unroofed coronary sinus in an infant with pulmonary vein stenosis: mixed blessing

Bassel Mohammad Nijres, Johua K. Stopak, Kaitlin Carr, Osamah Aldoss University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital.United States Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2023; 33: 490-492DOI: 10.1017/S1047951122002050 AbstractTranscatheter intervention on the pulmonary vein often requires performing transseptal puncture, which is a risky procedure. We describe a rare association of a partially unroofed coronary sinus with pulmonary

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Cardiac surgical outcomes of patients with heterotaxy syndrome

Manan H. Desai, Nicolle M. Ceneri, Zaenab Dhari, Aybala Tongut, Mahmut Ozturk, Steven J. Staffa, David Zurakowski, David Schidlow, Pranava Sinha, Richard A. Jonas, Can Yerebakan Children’s National Hospital and George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.United States Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery OpenJTCVS Open

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Cardiac-type total anomalous pulmonary venous return is not benign

Guocheng Shi, Fang Zhu, Chen Wen, Yichen Yan, Hao Zhang, Zhongqun Zhu, 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 2023; 165: 449-459DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2022.03.036 AbstractObjective: The objective of this study was to investigate the association between morphological variation and postsurgical pulmonary vein

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Pulmonary vein stenosis: Treatment and challenges

Rachel D. Vanderlaan, Jonathan Rome, Russel Hirsch, Dunbar Ivy, Christopher A. CaldaroneHospital for Sick Children. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. Children’s Hospital Colorado. Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine.Canada and United States Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2021; 161: 2169-2176DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.05.117 AbstractNo Abstract CategoryStenosis or Obstruction of Normal

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