Age Focus: Pediatric

Outcomes in Establishing Individual Vessel Patency for Pediatric Pulmonary Vein Stenosis

Ryan Callahan, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Audrey C. Marshall, Laureen M. Sena, Christopher W. Baird, Christina M. Ireland, Kerry McEnaney, Elsa C. Bjornlund, Juliana T. Mendonca, Kathy J. Jenkins Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.United States ChildrenChildren 2021; 8DOI: 10.3390/children8030210 AbstractThe purpose of this study was to determine what patient and pulmonary vein characteristics at the diagnosis […]

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“Half-uncovered technique” to secure larger stents for postoperative pulmonary vein stenosis

Hiroaki Kise, Takanari Fujii, Hideshi Tomita Showa University.Japan Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2022; 32: 1327-1329DOI: 10.1017/S1047951121004790 AbstractAlthough larger stent placement could be effective for pulmonary vein stenosis, stents extrusion tends to occur due to caliber narrowing, small landing area, and the slippery nature. We placed stents with diameter ≧8 mm for four stenotic lesions using

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Shortening of Palmaz Genesis XD stents by longitudinal compression in pediatric patients with pulmonary vein stenosis: Bench-testing and case series

Melissa K. Webb, Henri Justino Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital.United States Catheterization and Cardiovascular InterventionsCatheter Cardiovasc Interv 2022; 99: 116-120DOI: 10.1002/ccd.29984 AbstractThe Palmaz Genesis XD stents (Cordis®, Cardinal Health, Dublin, OH) are an ideal option for stenting vessels in pediatric patients due to their ability to be re-dilated to large diameters to accompany

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Aspiration Is Associated with Poor Treatment Response in Pediatric Pulmonary Vein Stenosis

Maria Niccum, Ryan Callahan, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Kathy J. Jenkins Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.United States ChildrenChildren 2021; 8DOI: 10.3390/children8090783 AbstractIntraluminal pulmonary vein stenosis is a disease with significant morbidity and mortality, though recent progress has been made using multimodal therapy with antiproliferative agents. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between

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Pulmonary Vein Stenosis in Children: A Programmatic Approach Employing Primary and Anatomic Therapy

James A. Kuo, Christopher J. Petit Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University. Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York.United States ChildrenChildren 2021; 8DOI: 10.3390/children8080663 AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a difficult condition to treat due to recurrence and progression. In 2017, we developed a comprehensive PVS

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Patient and Family-Centered Care for Pediatric Intraluminal Pulmonary Vein Stenosis: Case of a 3 Year Old Patient with Focus on Nurse Practitioner Role

Christina M. Ireland, Ryan Callahan, Kathy J. Jenkins Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston and Harvard Medical School.United States ChildrenChildren 2021; 8DOI: 10.3390/children8070567 AbstractA nurse practitioner’s experience in managing children with intraluminal pulmonary vein stenosis. A case study of a 3-year-old patient with multi-vessel intraluminal pulmonary vein stenosis. CategoryStenosis or Obstruction of Normal Pulmonary Venous ConnectionsMultidisciplinary Care Year

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Clinical Syndromic Phenotypes and the Potential Role of Genetics in Pulmonary Vein Stenosis

Abbas H. Zaidi, Jessica M. Yamada, David T. Miller, Kerry McEnaney, Christina Ireland, Amy E. Roberts, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Kathy J. Jenkins, Ming Hui Chen Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.United States ChildrenChildren 2021; 8DOI: 10.3390/children8020128 AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a rare, frequently lethal disease with heterogeneous phenotypes and an unclear etiology. Limited studies have

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Extravascular MDCT Findings of Pulmonary Vein Stenosis in Children with Cardiac Septal Defect

Edward Y. Lee, Ryan Callahan, Sara O. Vargas, Kathy J. Jenkins, Halley J. Park, Zachary Gauthier, Abbey J. Winant Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.United States ChildrenChildren 2021; 8DOI: 10.3390/children8080667 AbstractPurpose: To retrospectively investigate the extravascular thoracic MDCT angiography findings of pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) in children with a cardiac septal defect. Materials and Methods: Pediatric patients

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Secondary Pulmonary Vein Stenosis Due to Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection Repair in Children: Extravascular MDCT Findings

Edward Y. Lee, Sara O. Vargas, Kathy J. Jenkins, Ryan Callahan, Halley J. Park, Zachary Gauthier, Abbey J. WinantBoston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.United States ChildrenChildren 2021; 8DOI: 10.3390/children8090726 AbstractPurpose: To evaluate extravascular findings on thoracic MDCT angiography in secondary pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) due to total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) repair in children.Materials and

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Primary pulmonary vein stenosis among premature infants with single-vessel disease

Eli Zettler, Brian K. Rivera, Corey Stiver, Brian Boe, Clifford Cua, Molly K. Ball, Charles V. Smith, Jonathan L. Slaughter, Bernadette Chen, Ryan Callahan, Carl H. Backes Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Ohio State University. University of Washington School of Medicine. Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.United States Journal of PerinatologyJ Perinatol 2021; 41: 1621-1626DOI: 10.1038/s41372-020-00830-9

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