Age Focus: Pediatric

Stenosis of the individual pulmonary veins (a rare cause of pulmonary hypertension?)

Sompong Singshinsuk, Alexis F. Hartmann, Larry P. Elliott Washington University School of MedicineUnited States RadiologyRadiology 1966; 87: 514-515DOI: 10.1148/87.3.514 AbstractIn the evaluation of patients with pulmonary hypertension, the etiology is usually apparent: in most instances, it is acquired or congenital heart disease, pulmonary disease, etc. A small group of cases in which the cause is not readily […]

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Morphologic features of stenosis of the pulmonary veins

Lance V. Fong, Robert H. Anderson, Sang C. Park, James R. Zuberbuhler Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.United States American Journal of CardiologyAm J Cardiol 1988; 62: 1136-1138DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(88)90568-1 AbstractCongenital stenosis of the pulmonary veins is a rare abnormality causing progressive pulmonary hypertension and cardiac failure in childhood.1 Prognosis is generally bleak despite attempts at surgical repair2,3 and, more recently,

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