Age Focus: Pediatric

Pulmonary vein stenosis in heart transplant patients

Connie Choi, Brian H. Morray, Humera Ahmed, Mariska Kemna Seattle Children’s Hospital.United States Pediatric TransplantationPediatr Transplant 2023;DOI: 10.1111/petr.14636 AbstractBackground: Pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a rare pediatric condition associated with significant mortality and morbidity. PVS in patients following heart transplant (HT) has not yet been described.Methods: Patients who had clinically significant PVS following a heart transplant during the […]

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Surgical treatment of anomalous right upper lobe pulmonary vein obstruction caused by compression between pulmonary artery and trachea: a case report

Benqung Zhang, Jianming Xia, Xiaoqi Wang Fuwai Yunnan Cardiovascular Hospital. Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College.China Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2023;DOI: 10.1017/S1047951123002494 AbstractThe normal anatomical course of right upper lobe pulmonary vein involves drainage anteriorly to the pulmonary artery, ultimately reaching the left atrium. However, anomalies can occur with the most

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Acquired left-sided pulmonary vein stenosis in an extremely premature infant: a new entity?

John T. Benjamin, Charles R. Hamm, Michael Zayek, Fabien G. Eyal, Steve Carlson, Elizabeth Manci University of South Alabama.United States Journal of PediatricsJ Pediatr 2009; 54: 459DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.08.022 AbstractNo Abstract Available CategoryStenosis or Obstruction of Normal Pulmonary Venous ConnectionsPatient Factors Influencing the Onset, Severity or Outcome of Disease Year of Publication: 2009 Age Focus: Pediatric Article

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Dismal lung transplant outcomes in children with tetralogy of Fallot with pulmonary atresia compared to Eisenmenger syndrome or pulmonary vein stenosis

R. Mark Grady, Sanjiv Gandhi, Stuart C. Sweet, Jingnan Mao, Charles B. Huddleston Washington University School of Medicine.United States Journal of Heart and Lung TransplantationJ Heart Lung Transplant 2009; 28: 1221-1225DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2009.07.010 AbstractBackground: Certain congenital heart lesions in children can lead to irreversible lung disease thus making lung transplantation a therapeutic option. We retrospectively analyzed our experience

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Pulmonary vein stenosis: the UK, Ireland and Sweden collaborative study

A. N. Seale, S. A. Webber, H. Uemura, J. Partridge, M. Roughton, S. Y. Ho, K. P. McCarthy, S. Jones, L. Shaughnessy, J. Sunnegardh, K. Hanseus, M. L. Rigby, B. R. Keeton, P. E. F. Daubeney Royal Brompton Hospital, and National Heart and Lung Institute and Imperial College.United Kingdom, Ireland and Sweden HeartHeart 2009; 95: 1944-1949DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2008.161356 AbstractObjective: To describe clinical features, morphology, management and outcome of pulmonary vein stenosis

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Imaging of pulmonary venous developmental anomalies

Jonathan R. Dillman, Sai G. Yarram, Ramiro J. Hernandez University of Michigan Health System and C. S. Mott Children’s Hospital.United States American Journal of RoentgenologyAJR Am J Roentgenol 2009; 192: 1272-1285DOI: 10.2214/AJR.08.1526 AbstractObjective: The purpose of this article is to review pulmonary venous embryology and to present the imaging findings of a variety of pulmonary venous developmental

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Non-invasive assessment of congenital pulmonary vein stenosis in children using cardiac-non-gated CT with 64-slice technology

Phalla Ou, Davide Marini, David S. Celermajer, Gabriella Agnoletti, Pascal Vouhé, Daniel Sidi, Damien Bonnet, Francis Brunelle Université Paris Descartes and Faculté de Médecine Necker-Enfants Malades.France European Journal of RadiologyEur J Radiol 2009; 70: 595-599DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2008.02.006 AbstractBackground: Management of congenital pulmonary vein stenosis is a diagnostic challenge. Echocardiography may be insufficient and thus cardiac catheterization remains the

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The recent surgical result of total anomalous pulmonary venous return

So-Ick Jang, Jin-Young Song, Soo-Jin Kim, Eun Young Choi, Woo Sup Shim, Chul Lee, Hong-Gook Lim, Chang Ha Lee Sejong General Hospital.Republic of Korea Korean Circulation JournalKorean Circ J 2010; 40: 31-35DOI: 10.4070/kcj.2010.40.1.31 AbstractBackground and objectives: Recent surgical results from total anomalous pulmonary venous return (TAPVR) are reported to have improved; however, mortality and morbidity are still

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Pulmonary vein stenosis: prematurity and associated conditions

David M. Drossner, Dennis W. Kim, Kevin O. Maher, William T. Mahle Emory University School of Medicine.United States PediatricsPediatrics 2008; 122: e656-e661DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-0075 AbstractObjective: Pulmonary vein stenosis is a rare, although often lethal, anomaly. Risk factors for the diagnosis of pulmonary vein stenosis are poorly characterized. In this study we sought to identify factors associated with pulmonary

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Primary pulmonary vein stenosis

D. Byron Holt, James H. Moller, Sarah Larson, Marck C. Johnson Washington University.United States American Journal of CardiologyAm J Cardiol 2007; 99: 568-572DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.09.100 AbstractPrimary pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a rare entity with a high mortality rate. Relatively little is known regarding predictors of outcome or the appropriate timing of intervention. The Pediatric Cardiac Care

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