Article Type: Retrospective Observational Case-Control or Other Comparative Studies

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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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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Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection with dysmorphic pulmonary vein: a risk for postoperative pulmonary venous obstruction

Makoto Ando, Yukihiro Takahashi, Toshio Kikuchi Sakakibara Heart Institute.Japan Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic SurgeryInteract Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2004; 3: 557-561DOI: 10.1016/j.icvts.2004.06.004 AbstractPulmonary venous obstruction after repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection remains potential and understanding of its mechanisms is warranted. Morphology of the pulmonary vein was qualitatively analyzed in 48 consecutive patients undergoing repair of

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Modified L-shaped incision technique for supracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection as an alternative to sutureless technique

Zicong Feng, Zicong, Qiyu He, Jianhui Yuan, Zheng Dou, Dongdong Wu, Yuze Liu, Lu Rui, Fengpu He, Zhongkai Wu, Shoujun Li The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University. Fuwai Hospital and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College. The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University College of Medicine.China International Journal of SurgeryInt

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Pulmonary Venous Gradients in Healthy Controls and Following the Repair of Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return

Michael F. Swartz, Cecilia Meagher, Shuichi Yoshitake, Nader Atallah-Yunes, Ron Angona, Jill M. Cholette, George M. Alfieris Pediatric Cardiac Consortium of Central New York. University of Rochester Medical Center.United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2023; 44: 325-332DOI: 10.1007/s00246-022-02986-x AbstractThe percent of children who can achieve a normal and physiologic pulmonary venous gradient and flow following the repair

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Outcomes of Surgical Repair of Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Drainage: Role of Primary Sutureless Technique

Jie Xia, Kai Ma, Hanwei Ge, Xingti Hu, Jie Du, Guowei Wu, Qifeng Zhao The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children’s Hospital and Wenzhou Medical University. Fuwai Hospital and Peking Union Medical College.China Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2021; 42: 1316-1323DOI: 10.1007/s00246-021-02614-0 AbstractTo evaluate the surgical outcomes of total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage focusing on survival, postoperative and

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Contrast-enhanced MR angiography of pulmonary venous abnormalities in children

Emanuela R. Valsangiacomo, Stéphanie Levasseur, Brian W. McCrindle, Cathy MacDonald, Jeffrey F. Smallhorn, Shi-Joon Yoo The Hospital for Sick Children.Canada Pediatric RadiologyPediatr Radiol 2003; 33(: 92-98DOI: 10.1007/s00247-002-0789-1 AbstractBackground: Echocardiography and X-ray angiography have been considered as gold standards for evaluation of pulmonary venous abnormalities. However, each technique has its own limitations, such as limitation in visualization of

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Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection: The Current Management Strategies in a Pediatric Cohort of 768 Patients

Guocheng Shi, Zhongqun Zhu, Jimei Chen, Yanqiu Ou, Haifa Hong, Zhiqiang Nie, Haibo Zhang, Xiaoqing Liu, Jinghao Zheng, Qi Sun, Jinfen Liu, Huiwen Chen, Jian Zhuang Shanghai Children’s Medical Center and Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine. Guangdong General Hospital and Guangdong Academy of Medical SciencesChina CirculationCirculation 2017; 135: 48-58DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.116.023889 AbstractBackground: Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection

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Comparison of conventional and primary sutureless surgery for repairing supracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage

Yongfeng Zhu, Hewen Qi, Yunzhou Jin Zhengzhou Cardiovascular Hospital, Henan Cardiovascular Disease Hospital Affiliated to Southern Medical University. Tangshan Workers’ Hospital. Chongqing Three Gorges Central Hospital.China Journal of Cardiothoracic SurgeryJ Cardiothorac Surg 2019; 14DOI: 10.1186/s13019-019-0853-7 AbstractObjective: The efficacy of using a sutureless approach in order to surgically manage postoperative pulmonary vein stenosis following total anomalous pulmonary venous

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Mid-term results of modified L-shaped incision technique for supracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection

Zicong Feng, Yang Yang, Fengpu He, Kunjing Pang, Kai Ma, Sen Zhang, Lei Qi, Guanxi Wang, Fengqun Mao, Jianhui Yuan, Shoujun Li Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College. The First Affiliated Hospital and Zhejiang University College of Medicine.China European Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryEur J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg

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