Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with Stenosis or Atresia of Pulmonary Veins

Recurrent unilateral bacterial pneumonias and interstitial fibrosis associated with pulmonary vein atresia: successful treatment with endovascular stent implantation

O. Sacco, B. Fregonese, L. Fregonese, C. Gambini, G. Pongiglione, G. A. Rossi I.R.C.C.S. Giannina Gaslini.Italy Pediatric PulmonologyPediatr Pulmonol 2002; 34: 324-328DOI: 10.1002/ppul.10158 AbstractA variety of pulmonary vascular disorders, such as hemangiomatosis, telangectasia, and veno-occlusive disease, may be involved in the pathogenesis of interstitial lung diseases. We describe the case of a girl with recurrent bacterial […]

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Bronchoscopic diagnosis of asymptomatic unilateral pulmonary vein atresia in an infant

Cécile Tissot, Regula Corbelli, Yacine Aggoun, Maurice Beghetti, Eduardo da Cruz Children’s Hospital of Denver and University of Colorado at Denver. University of Geneva.United States and Switzerland Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2008; 29: 976-979DOI: 10.1007/s00246-007-9143-6 AbstractAn eight-month-old boy with findings of persistent left pulmonary basal infiltrate was diagnosed with congenital unilateral pulmonary vein atresia by bronchoscopy. Cardiac

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Unilateral pulmonary vein atresia

Leonard E. Swischuk, Philippe L’Heureux Universityb of Texas Medical Branch. University of Minnesota Medical School.United States American Journal of RoentgenologyAJR Am J Roentgenol 1980; 135: 667-672DOI: 10.2214/ajr.135.4.667 AbstractThree cases of unilateral pulmonary vein atresia in children are described. The findings in all three cases were similar and consisted of hemoptysis, recurrent pulmonary infections, and a normal

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Neonatal Risk Factors for Pulmonary Vein Stenosis in Infants Born Preterm with Severe Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

Erica McArthur, Karna Murthy, Isabella Zaniletti, Megha Sharma, Joanne Lagatta, Molly Ball, Nicholas Porta, Theresa Grover, Philip Levi, Michael Padula, Shannon Hamrick, Shilpa Vyas-Read, CHNC Severe BPD and Cardiology Focus Groups Emory University School of Medicine and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital

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De Novo and Progressive Pulmonary Vein Stenosis Following Pediatric Heart Transplantation: A Multicenter Retrospective Study

Arene Butto, Conor O’Halloran, James Kuo, Anna Joong, Amanda L. Hauck, Alan Nugent, William Mahle, Paul Tannous Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Lurie Children’s Hospital.United States Pediatric TransplantationPediatr Transplant 2024; 28:DOI: 10.1111/petr.14828 AbstractBackground: Pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a rare condition in which neointimal proliferation leads to venous and arterial hypertension. Little is known about PVS after heart

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Multimodal Assessment and Intramodal Comparison of Imaging Techniques for Pediatric Pulmonary Vein Stenosis with Pulmonary Hypertension

Victor Kieu, Stephanie S. Handler, Michael Mitchell, Amy Y. Pan, Liyun Zhang, Edward Kirkpatrick Medical College of Wisconsin and Children’s Wisconsin. Nemours Children’s Health.United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2024;DOI: 10.1007/s00246-024-03531-8 AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a rare, serious, and progressive disease in the pediatric population. Evaluation is complex and involves multimodality imaging. Diagnosis is important as

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Scimitar syndrome with vein stenosis in an infant

Fany Corvol, Sébastien Hascoet, Emmanuel Le Bret, Nadia Nathan Sorbonne University. Université Paris-Saclay, Marie-Lannelongue Surgical Centre. Ramsay Santé, Clinique du Sport. Sorbonne University.France British Medical Journal Case ReportsBMJ Case Rep 2024; 17:DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2024-259955 AbstractScimitar syndrome is characterised by right lung hypoplasia and abnormal pulmonary venous return, known as the ‘scimitar vein’. We report the case of an infant

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Rare cause of cardiac failure in an infant

Claudio Henriques, Helena Andrade, Antonio Pires Paediatric Hospital.Portugal Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2019; 29: 711-713DOI: 10.1017/S1047951119000428 AbstractCongenital stenosis of the pulmonary veins is a rare condition whose outcome is guarded despite the available treatment options. We report a case of a 6-month-old infant with significant stenosis of all four pulmonary veins. CategoryStenosis or Obstruction of

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A neonatal rat model of pulmonary vein stenosis

Debao Li, Lisheng Qiu, Haifa Hong, Hao Chen, Peibin Zhao, Yingying Xiao, Hao Zhang, Qi Sun, Lincai Ye Shanghai Children’s Medical Center and Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children’s Hospital and Wenzhou Medical University. China Cell and BioscienceCell Biosci 2023; 13:DOI: 10.1186/s13578-023-01058-8 AbstractObjectives: Pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS), one of the most challenging clinical

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Atresia of the common pulmonary vein

Youcef Sadou, Matteo Ciuffreda, Giancarlo Crupi Ospedali Riuniti di Bergamo.Italy Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2006; 16: 398-400DOI: 10.1017/S1047951106000199 AbstractA newborn girl with atresia of the common pulmonary vein, presented immediately after birth with severe cyanosis and acidosis. The diagnosis of totally obstructed total pulmonary venous return was made by cross-sectional echocardiography. Subsequent cardiac catheterization failed

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