Age Focus: Pediatric

Individual Pulmonary Veins Outgrow Somatic Growth After Primary Sutureless Repair for Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Drainage

Hyun-Jin Jung, Ji Hyun Bang, Chun-Soo Park, Jeong-Jun Park, Yu-Mi Im, Tae-Jin Yun Asan Medical Center and University of Ulsan College of Medicine. Seoul Women’s College of Nursing.Republic of Korea Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2016; 37: 290-294DOI: 10.1007/s00246-015-1276-4 AbstractIndications of sutureless repair (SR) for pulmonary vein anomalies have evolved from re-operational SR for pulmonary vein stenosis after […]

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The Valeo stent: a pre-mounted, open-cell, large stent for use in small children with CHD

Frances C. Travelli, Patrick M. Sullivan, Cheryl Takao, Frank F. Ing Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and University of Southern California.United States Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2016; 26: 1187-1193DOI: 10.1017/S104795111500219X AbstractObjectives: The aim of the present study was to determine the outcomes of using the Valeo stent (Bard Peripheral Vascular, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America) in

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Pulmonary Vein Stenosis in a Newborn: A Commonly Overlooked Diagnosis

Nathalie Jeanne Magioli Bravo-Valenzuela, Guilherme Ricardo Nunes Silva, Marcela Pinto Varella University of Taubaté and Hospital of Taubaté University.Brazil Case Reports in CardiologyCase Rep Cardiol 2015;DOI: 10.1155/2015/870257 AbstractThe diagnosis of primary pulmonary vein stenosis is often overlooked because its symptoms overlap lung diseases and pulmonary arterial hypertension. Its diagnosis may be difficult because the condition is

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Evaluation of Primary Pulmonary Vein Stenosis in Children: Comparison of Radionuclide Perfusion Lung Scan and Angiography

Laura A. Drubach, Kathy J. Jenkins, Catherine Stamoulis, Edwin L. Palmer III, Edward Y. Lee Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Massachusetts General Hospital.United States American Journal of RoentgenologyAm J Roentgeol 2015; 205: 873-877DOI: 10.2214/AJR.14.13581 AbstractObjective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the utility of radionuclide perfusion lung scanning in the evaluation of primary

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Multiple and aggressive pulmonary vein transcatheter interventions as bridge to transplantation in primary diffuse pulmonary vein stenosis

Beatrice Bonello, Kalyani R. Trivedi, Alain Fraisse La Timone, University Children Hospital. University of Chicago.France and United States Catheterization and Cardiovascular InterventionsCatheter Cardiovasc Interv 2015; 86: E190-E193DOI: 10.1002/ccd.25920 AbstractPrimary diffuse congenital pulmonary vein stenosis (PDPVS) is a severe condition with poor prognosis. No therapeutic strategy has been found to be effective in its management to date.

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“How to do it”: hybrid stent placement for pulmonary vein stenosis

Kathryn J. Shell, Makram R. Ebeid, Jorge D. Salazar, Ali Dodge-Khatami, Sarosh P. Batlivala University of Mississippi Medical Center and Batson Children’s Hospital.United States World Journal of Pediatric and Congenital Heart SurgeryWorld J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg 2015; 6: 284-287DOI: 10.1177/2150135114559405 AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is often progressive and severe. Surgical and percutaneous angioplasty are acutely

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Systemic Embolic Complications of Pulmonary Vein Angioplasty in Children

Jesse J. Esch, Diego Porras, Lisa Bergersen, Kathy J. Jenkins, Audrey C. Marshall Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2015; 36: 1357-1362DOI: 10.1007/s00246-015-1165-x AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) carries significant morbidity and mortality for affected children, and its management often requires multiple angioplasty procedures. PVS angioplasty can be complicated by systemic embolic

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The VALEO vascular stent for cardiovascular lesions in children

Caroline Ovaert, Deborah Luciano, Jean Gaudart, Ophélie Boulogne, Anass Assaidi, Issam Kammache, Alain Fraisse Hôpital de la Timone Enfants.France EurointerventionEurointervention 2015; 10: 1326-1331DOI: 10.4244/EIJY15M01_09 AbstractAims: The VALEO vascular stent is a stainless steel, pre-mounted, open-cell stent. Redilation to large diameters and low profile are advantages in growing children. Clinical experience is scarce. This study aimed to analyse

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Intrinsic obstruction in pulmonary venous drainage pathway is associated with poor surgical outcomes in patients with total anomalous pulmonary venous connection

Takaya Hoashi, Koji Kagisaki, Kenichi Kurosaki, Masataka Kitano, Isao Shiraishi, Hajime Ichikawa National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center.Japan Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2015; 36: 432-437DOI: 10.1007/s00246-014-1031-2 AbstractThe aim of this study was to review the surgical outcomes of conventional repair in patients with total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC). Between 1999 and 2012, 46 patients underwent conventional TAPVC

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Pulmonary vein stenosis and the pathophysiology of “upstream” pulmonary veins

Hideyuki Kato, Yaqin Yana Fu, Jiaquan Zhu, Shabana Aafaqi, Otto Rahkonen, Cameron Slorach, Alexandra Traister, Chung Ho Leung, David Chiasson, Luc Mertens, Lee Benson, Richard D. Weisel, Boris Hinz, Jason T. Maynes, John G. Coles, Christopher A. Caldarone Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto. Toronto General Hospital.Canada Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ

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