Age Focus: Pediatric

Mechanism of pulmonary vein stenosis in infants with normally connected veins

Iran M. Sadr, Puay E. Tan, Mark W. Kieran, Kathy J. Jenkins Children’s Hospital, Boston.United States American Journal of CardiologyAm J Cardiol 2000; 86: 577-579DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(00)01022-5 AbstractWe used microscopy, immunohistochemistry, and cell culture to identify the mechanism of restenosis in 4 infants with isolated pulmonary vein stenosis. Recurrent obstruction appears to be due to myofibroblastic proliferation […]

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First locus for primary pulmonary vein stenosis maps to chromosome 2q

Ingrid van de Laar, Marja Wessels, Ingrid Frohn-Mulder, Michiel Dalinghaus, Bianca de Graaf, Marianne van Tienhoven, Paul van der Moer, Margreet Husen-Ebbinge, Maarten Lequin, Dennis Dooijes, Ronald de Krijger, Ben A. Oostra, Aida M. Bertoli-Avella Erasmus Medical Center. Medical Center Rijnmond-Zuid.Netherlands European Heart JournalEur Heart J 2009; 30: 2485–2492DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehp271 AbstractAims: Primary pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is

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Case Records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Case 23511

Tracy B. Mallory Massachusetts General Hospital.United States New England Journal of MedicineNew Eng J Med 1937; 217: 1045-1049DOI: Not Available AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryStenosis or Obstruction of Pulmonary Veins: Other Categories (Intimal Thickening of Left Atrium, Pulmonary Veins and Pulmonary Arteries)Symptoms and Quality of Life Associated with Pulmonary Venous ObstructionLength of Life Associated with Pulmonary

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Pulmonary Hypertension in Established Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia: Physiologic Approaches to Clinical Care

Steven H. Abman, Satyan Lakshminrusimha University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. University of California, Davis Children’s Hospital.United States Clinics in PerinatologyClin Perinatol 2024; 51: 195-216DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2023.12.002 AbstractPreterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) are prone to develop pulmonary hypertension (PH). Strong laboratory and clinical data suggest that antenatal factors, such as preeclampsia, chorioamnionitis, oligohydramnios, and placental dysfunction

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Surgical results for functional univentricular heart with total anomalous pulmonary venous connection over a 25-year experience

Yuki Nakayama, Takeshi Hiramatsu, Yusuke Iwata, Toru Okamura, Takeshi Konuma, Goki Matsumura, Kenji Suzuki, Kyoko Hobo, Toshio Nakanishi, Hiromi Kurosawa, Kenji Yamazaki Tokyo Women’s Medical University.Japan Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 2012; 93: 606-613DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.09.038 AbstractBackground: Surgical results for functional univentricular heart with total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) have been unsatisfactory to date.Methods: During a 25-year

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Commentary: Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection, heterotaxy and pulmonary vein obstruction: The relentless pursuit of imperfection

Anusha Jegatheeswaran, Tara KaramlouHospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto.Canada Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2022; 163: 397-398DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.04.031 AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryStenosis or Obstruction of Pulmonary Veins Following Surgical Repair of Anomalous Pulmonary Venous ConnectionsPatient Factors Influencing the Onset, Severity or Outcome of Disease Year of Publication: 2022 Age Focus:

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Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection: Influence of heterotaxy and venous obstruction on outcomes

Zachary A. Spigel, Evan E. Edmunds, Christopher A. Caldarone, Edward J. Hickey, Ziyad M. Binsalamah, Jeffrey S. Heinle Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital.United States Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2022; 163: 387-395DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.03.058 AbstractBackground: Previous studies have demonstrated increased early mortality and pulmonary vein reintervention for patients with total anomalous

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Supracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection type Ib: Morphology and outcomes

Xiaobing Liu, Rong Liufu, Tao Liu, Jianzheng Cen, Juemin Yu, Shusheng Wen, Yanqiu Ou, Jimei Chen, Jian Zhuang Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital and Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences. Brown University School of Public Health.China Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2023; 166: 193-200DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2022.10.008 AbstractBackground: Supracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection is the most

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Computed tomography-based surgical strategy for total anomalous pulmonary venous connection

Hironori Matsuhisa, Yoshihiro Oshima, Tomonori Higuma, Shunsuke Matsushima, Shota Hasegawa, Yuson Wada, Michio Matsuoka, Toshikatsu Tanaka Kobe Children’s Hospital.Japan European Journal of Cardiothoracic SurgeryEur J Cardiothorac Surg 2020; 58: 237-245DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezaa028 AbstractObjectives: We used computed tomographic angiography (CTA)-based surgical planning to clarify the anatomical indications of sutureless repair technique for total anomalous pulmonary venous connection. The mid-term

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Quantitative analysis of pulmonary vascular disease in total anomalous pulmonary venous connection in sixty infants

Shigeo Yamaki, Minoru Tsunemoto, Munehiro Shimada, Ryou Ishizawa, Masato Endo, Shingo Nakayama, Masaki Hata, Hitoshi Mohri Tohoku University School of Medicine.Japan Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1992; 104: 728-735DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-5223(19)34743-9 AbstractA quantitative analysis of small pulmonary arteries, pulmonary veins, and lymphatic vessels was conducted in autopsy cases of total anomalous pulmonary venous

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