Article Type: Retrospective Observational Cohort Studies (>10 patients)

Scimitar syndrome: a European Congenital Heart Surgeons Association (ECHSA) multicentric study

Vladimiro L. Vida, Massimo A. Padalino, Giovanna Boccuzzo, Erjon Tarja, Hakan Berggren, Thierry Carrel, Sertaç Çiçek, Giancarlo Crupi, Duccio Di Carlo, Roberto Di Donato, José Fragata, Mark Hazekamp, Viktor Hraska, Bohdan Maruszewski, Dominique Metras, Marco Pozzi, Rene Pretre, Jean Rubay, Heikki Sairanen, George Sarris, Christian Schreiber, Bart Meyns, Tomas Tlaskal, Andreas Urban, Gaetano Thiene, Giovanni […]

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The role of surgical therapy for pulmonary vein atresia in childhood

Jeffrey Shuhaiber, Maliha Rehman, Kathy Jenkins, Francis Fynn-Thompson, Emile Bacha Cincinnati Childrens Hospital. Boston Children’s Hospital.United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2011; 32: 639-645DOI: 10.1007/s00246-011-9942-7 AbstractThe outcome for children with pulmonary vein atresia has been historically poor. This report describes clinical outcomes after surgical treatment of primary and secondary pulmonary vein atresia. All patients undergoing surgery for

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Importance of totally anomalous pulmonary venous connection and postoperative pulmonary vein stenosis in outcomes of heterotaxy syndrome

Susan R. Foerster, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Doff B. McElhinney, Tal Geva Children’s Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School.United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2008; 29: 536-544DOI: 10.1007/s00246-007-9128-5 AbstractHistorically, outcomes of patients with heterotaxy syndrome and congenital heart disease have been poor. Published series include patients treated over many decades or focus on specific patient/operative subgroups. This study was

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Transthoracic Echocardiographic Markers of Pulmonary Vein Stenosis Requiring Transcatheter Intervention in Premature Infants

Samantha Holmes, Ernesto Meija, Morgan MacBeth, Jenny Zablah, Benjamin S. Frank University of Colorado School of Medicine. Manning Family Children’s.United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2025;DOI: 10.1007/s00246-025-04099-7 AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a challenging diagnosis, especially in premature infants. Echocardiography is often used as the primary screening tool in this population, but its accuracy in identifying PVS

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Systemic Sirolimus Monitoring in Pediatric Pulmonary Vein Stenosis

Heather Meluskey, Bridget Blowey, Anna B. O’Brien, Michael L. O’Byrne, Jonathan J. Rome, David B. Frank, Catherine M. Avitabile, Mudit Gupta, Jessica Tang, Kimberly L. Butler, Constantine D. Mavroudis, Stephanie Fuller, Ryan Callahan Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Dell School of Medicine at the University of

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Left Atrial Mechanics in Isolated Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection After Repair

Andrew Brennan, Seda Tierney, Kelly Thorson, Michael Ma, Deborah Y. Ho, Elisabeth Martin, Rajesh Punn Stanford University School of Medicine. United States Journal of the American Society of EchocardiographyJ Am Soc Echocardiogr 2025; DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2025.08.021 AbstractIntroduction: Repaired total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) patients with preoperative pulmonary venous obstruction (PVO) have reductions in echocardiographic metrics, such as

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Ten-Year Experience with Pediatric Pulmonary Vein Interventions: Adverse Events and Institutional Strategies for Safety

Daijo Takajo, Paul J. Critser, Amr Matoq, Sarosh P. Batlivala, Shabana Shahanavaz, Russel Hirsch Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2025;DOI: 10.1007/s00246-025-03955-w AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) in pediatric patients is associated with significant morbidity and requires repeated transcatheter interventions to maintain pulmonary vein patency. While these procedures

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Prognostic factors in pediatrics TAPVC: a 10-year retrospective study

Xiaoying Xue, Wen Ling, Qiumei Wu, Biying Huang, Shan Guo, Zongjie Weng Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital and Fujian Medical University.China Scientific ReportsSci Rep 2025; 15: DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-94619-5 AbstractTotal anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) is a rare congenital heart defect where the pulmonary veins abnormally connect to the systemic venous circulation, rather than the left

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Outcomes of the lateral caval flap and conventional techniques for repair of right-sided partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection in adults

William C. Frankel, Bogdan A. Kindzelski, Benjamin Yang, Rashed Mahboubi, Miza Salim Hammoud, Andrew J. Toth, Hani K. Najm, Gösta B. Pettersson, Tara Karamlou Cleveland Clinic. Corewell East William Beaumont University Hospital.United States Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery OpenJTCVS Open 2025; 23: 225-234DOI: 10.1016/j.xjon.2024.10.023 AbstractObjective: In an effort to overcome limitations of conventional techniques for surgical

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Incidence and Risk Factors of Pulmonary Vein Stenosis After Orthotopic Heart Transplantation in Pediatric Patients

Daiji Takajo, Paul J. Critser, Benjamin S. Mantell, Russel Hirsch Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati.United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2025;DOI: 10.1007/s00246-025-03828-2 AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a rare yet critical condition in children with a poor prognosis. The incidence and underlying risk factors of PVS following orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT) remain unclear.

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