Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with Stenosis or Atresia of Pulmonary Veins

Abnormalities in embryological development in total anomalous pulmonary venous connection. A case report

Mihaela Balgradean, Eliza Cinteza, C. Cirstoveanu, Augustina Enculescu, Doina Plesca “Marie Skĺodowska-Curie” Emergency Children’s Hospital.Romania Romanian Journal of Morphology and EmbryologyRom J Morphol Embryol 2013; 54: 635-637DOI: Not Available AbstractPulmonary venous system development starts early in embryonic life. Abnormalities in the development of pulmonary venous system occur either by the absence of common pulmonary vein […]

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Role of left atrial hypertension in pulmonary hypertension associated with bronchopulmonary dysplasia

Rachel T. Sullivan, Megha D. Tandel, Shazia Bhombal, Gregory T. Adamson, Derek B. Boothroyd, Michael Tracy, Amanda Moy, Rachel K. Hopper Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Stanford University.United States Frontiers in PediatricsFront Pediatr 2022;DOI: 10.3389/fped.2022.1012136 AbstractLeft atrial hypertension (LAH) may contribute to pulmonary hypertension (PH) in premature infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). Primary causes of LAH in

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Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection: morphology and outcome from an international population-based study

Anna N. Seale, Hideki Uemura, Steven A. Webber, John Partridge, Michael Roughton, Siew Y. Ho, Karen P. McCarthy, Sheila Jones, Lynda Shaughnessy, Jan Sunnegardh, Katarina Hanseus, Hakan Berggren, Sune Johansson, Michael L. Rigby, Barry R. Keeton, Piers E. F. Daubeney, on behalf of the British Congenital Cardiac Association Royal Brompton Hospital.United Kingdom and Sweden CirculationCirculation 2010; 122: 2718-2726DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.940825 AbstractBackground: Late mortality after repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection is frequently associated with pulmonary venous

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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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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 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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Stent implantation and subsequent dilatation for pulmonary vein stenosis in pediatric patients: maximizing effectiveness

Hideshi Tomita, Ken Watanabe, Satoshi Yazaki, Kohji Kimura, Yasuo Ono, Toshikatsu Yagihara, Shigeyuki Echigo National Cardiovascular Center.Japan Circulation JournalCirc J 2003; 67: 187-190DOI: 10.1253/circj.67.187 AbstractThe outcome of stent implantation and redilatation was investigated in 4 pediatric patients with 7 stenotic lesions of the pulmonary vein (PV), paying particular attention to late neointimal proliferation. The minimal diameter of

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Intrastent sonotherapy in pulmonary vein restenosis: a new treatment for a recalcitrant problem

C. J. McMahon, C. E. Mullins, H. G. El Said Texas Children’s Hospital, Baylor College of MedicineUnited States HeartHeart 2003; 89: E6DOI: 10.1136/heart.89.2.e6 AbstractA 2 year old boy developed recurrent pulmonary vein stenosis after surgical repair of infradiaphragmatic pulmonary venous connection. He had required implantation of stents in the left and right sided pulmonary veins at

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Scimitar syndrome: twenty years’ experience and results of repair

Hani K. Najm, William G. Williams, John G. Coles, Ivan M. Rebeyka, Robert M. Freedom Hospital for Sick Children.Canada Journal of Thoracic anc Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1996; 112: 1161-1168DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(96)70129-0 AbstractBackground: Thirty-two patients with scimitar syndrome were seen in the period between 1975 and 1995. There were 11 male and 21 female patients. Median age

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Pulmonary vein stenosis

Chen-Chih J. Sun, Thomas Doyle, Richard E. Ringel University of Maryland.United States Human PathologyHuman Pathol 1995; 26: 880-886DOI: 10.1016/0046-8177(95)90011-x AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a rare disorder. Accurate diagnosis often requires anatomical examination. We report four children with pulmonary vein stenosis. Autopsy showed bilateral lesions in two patients who were thought clinically to have unilateral disease. A diagnosis of PVS was

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