Age Focus: Pediatric

Successful pediatric single-lung transplantation with previous contralateral pneumonectomy, using controlled “donation after cardiac death” lung, for congenital pulmonary vein stenosis

Amit Pawale, Michael McKean, John Dark, Asif Hasan Freeman Hospital.United Kingdom Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2010; 139: e125-e126DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.06.006 AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryStenosis or Obstruction of Normal Pulmonary Venous ConnectionsSymptoms and Quality of Life Associated with Pulmonary Venous ObstructionSurgical Interventions for Pulmonary Venous Obstruction After the Onset of Disease Lung Transplantation […]

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A mother and daughter with the p.R443X mutation of mucopolysaccharidosis type II: Genotype and phenotype analysis

Young Bae Sohn, Su Jin Kim, Sung Won Park, Hyung-Doo Park, Chang-Seok Ki, Chi Hwa Kim, Seung Won Huh, Sunghee Yeau, Kyung-Hoon Paik, Dong-Kyu Jin Samsung Medical Center.Republic of Korea American Journal of Medical GeneticsAm J Med Genet 2010; 152A: 3129-3132DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.33589 AbstractMucopolysaccharidosis type II (Hunter syndrome) is a lysosomal storage disease caused by a deficiency

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Outcomes and Risk Factors of Interventions for Pediatric Post-operative Pulmonary Vein Stenosis

Kristin T. Fujita, Michael P. DiLorenzo, Usha Krishnan, Mariel E. Turner, Oliver M. Barry, Alejandro J. Torres, Emile A. Bacha, David Kalfa, Matthew A. Crystal Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and New York-Presbyterian.United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2023;DOI: 10.1007/s00246-023-03214-w AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) in children is a challenging condition with poor outcomes. Post-operative

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Evaluation of paediatric pulmonary vein stenosis by cardiac CT angiography: a comparative study with transthoracic echocardiography and catheter angiogram

R. Salman, S. R. More, M. P. Ferreira Botelho, P. M. Ketwaroo, P. M. Masand, S. P. Jadhav Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine. Virtual Radiologic Corporation.United States Clinical RadiologyClin Radiol 2023;DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2023.06.002 AbstractAim: To compare prospective electrocardiogram (ECG)-gated cardiac computed tomographic angiography (CCTA) with transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and cardiac catheter angiography (CCA) for paediatric

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Management of pulmonary venous obstruction after correction of TAPVC: risk factors for adverse outcome

Marco Ricci, M. Elliotta, G. A. Cohen, G. Catalana, J. Stark, Mark R. de Leval, V. T. Tsang Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust.United Kingdom European Journal of Cardiothoracic SurgeryEur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003; 24: 28-36DOI: 10.1016/s1010-7940(03)00180-5 AbstractObjective: Recurrent pulmonary venous obstruction (PVO) occurs in 0-18% of infants undergoing correction of total anomalous pulmonary venous

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Primary repair of infracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection using a modified sutureless technique

Efren Buitrago, Anthony L. Panos, Marco Ricci Holtz Children’s Hospital, Jackson Memorial Hospital and University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.United States Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 2008; 86: 320-322DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.01.093 AbstractPrimary repair of infracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection is associated with a significant risk of recurrent pulmonary venous obstruction. Herein we describe a

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Modified “sutureless” anastomosis for primary repair of supracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection

Maria R. Suarez, Anthony L. Panos, Tomas A. Salerno, Marco Ricci Holtz Children’s Hospital, Jackson Memorial Hospital and University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.United States Journal of Cardiac SurgeryJ Card Surg 2009; 24: 564-566DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2009.00886.x AbstractRepair of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) is associated with a risk of recurrent pulmonary venous obstruction. In this

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Outcomes after stent implantation for the treatment of congenital and postoperative pulmonary vein stenosis in children

Sowmya Balasubramanian, Audrey C. Marshall, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Lynn F. Peng, Alan W. Nugent, James E. Lock, Doff B. McElhinney Children’s Hospital Boston.United States Circulation Cardiovascular InterventionsCirc Cardiovasc Interv 2012; 5: 109-117DOI: 10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.111.964189 AbstractBackground: Pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a rare condition that can lead to worsening pulmonary hypertension and cardiac failure in children, and it is frequently lethal. Surgical and transcatheter approaches are acutely successful but restenosis is common

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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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