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

Pulmonary Vein Atresia: Feasibility of Initial Recanalization Attempts with Subsequent Follow-up

Varun Aggarwal, Gary E. Stapleton, Lindsay F. Eilers, Srinath Gowda, Manish Bansal, Athar M. Qureshi, Melissa K. Webb, Asra Khan, Henri Justino Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s HospitalUnited States Current Problems in CardiologyCurr Probl Cardiol 2023; 48DOI: 10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2022.101463 AbstractPulmonary vein atresia (PVA) may lead to pulmonary hypertension, cardiac failure, and death. Transcatheter or surgical treatments have rarely been offered to this population because of perceived poor outcomes. We describe single center […]

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Acute Pulmonary Vasodilator Testing and Long-Term Clinical Course in Segmental Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Liezl Domingo, H. Sonali Magdo, Ronald W. Day University of Utah and Primary Children’s Hospital.United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2018; 39: 501-508DOI: 10.1007/s00246-017-1780-9 AbstractResults of acute pulmonary vasodilator testing (AVT) and the outcome of medical therapy have not been described in patients with segmental pulmonary vascular disease (SPVD). We sought to compare the pulmonary vasodilatory effects

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Benefit of stereoscopic volume rendering for the identification of pediatric pulmonary vein stenosis from CT angiography

Michelle Noga, Ross Cockburn, Jiali Luan, Deepa Krishnaswamy, Kumaradevan Punithakumar University of Alberta. Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute. University of Manitoba. Dalhousie University.Canada PLOS Digital HealthPLOS Digit Health 2023; 2DOI: 10.1371/journal.pdig.0000215 AbstractThe use of three-dimensional (3D) technologies in medical practice is increasing; however, its use is largely untested. One 3D technology, stereoscopic volume-rendered 3D display, can improve

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Predictors of Serious Adverse Events and High-Level Cardiorespiratory Support in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Pulmonary Vein Interventions

Jessica A. Barreto, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Diego Porras, Jesse J. Esch, Nicola Maschietto, Brian Quinn, Lisa Bergersen, Mary Stein, Ryan Callahan Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital. University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2023;DOI: 10.1007/s00246-023-03129-6 AbstractPatients with pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) often require frequent transcatheter pulmonary

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Long-term results of the Warden procedure for right partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection

Clément Dubost, Carine Pavy, Pierre Maminirina, Nadir Benbrik, Olivier Baron Hospital for Children and Adolescents.France Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2023; 33: 457-462DOI: 10.1017/S1047951122001184 AbstractIntroduction: Surgery is considered as the first-line therapeutic strategy of partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection. The Warden technique has very good short-term results. The aim of this study is to evaluate the stability

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Surgical and Cardiac Catheterization Outcomes of Scimitar Syndrome Patients: A Three Decade Single-Center Experience

Emma Seymour, George Mallory, Raysa Morales-Demori Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital.United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2023; 44: 579-586DOI: 10.1007/s00246-022-02965-2 AbstractScimitar syndrome (SS) is a rare congenital condition which includes partial anomalous pulmonary venous return (PAPVR) and a variable degree of pulmonary hypoplasia. We describe the clinical features, therapeutic approach and outcomes of patients

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Treatment and prognosis of Scimitar syndrome: A retrospective analysis in a single center of East China

Kai Wang, Xinyi Xu, Tingliang Liu, Wei Gao, Ying Guo Shanghai Children’s Medical Center and Shanghai Jiao Tong University. The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University.China Frontiers in Cardiovascular MedicineFront Cardiovasc Med 2022;DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.973796 AbstractBackground: Scimitar syndrome is a rare congenital cardiovascular malformation; its optimal management remains controversial. This study aims to present the clinical experience

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Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection Repair: Single-Center Outcomes in a Lower-Middle Income Region

Praveen Reddy Bayya, Shruti Varghese, Jessin Puliparambil Jayashankar, Abish Sudhakar, Rakhi Balachandran, Brijesh Parayaru Kottayil, Balaji Srimurugan, Praveen Kerala Varma, Praveen Kumar Neema, R. Krishna Kumar Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research CentreIndia World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart SurgeryWorld J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg 2022; 13: 458-465DOI: 10.1177/21501351221103492 AbstractBackground: The management of total anomalous

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Computed tomographic parenchymal lung findings in premature infants with pulmonary vein stenosis

Barry O’Callaghan, Jenny E. Zablah, Jason P. Weinman, Erin K. Englund, Gareth J. Morgan, D. Dunbar Ivy, Benjamin S. Frank, David Andrew Mong, LaDonna J. Malone, Lorna P. Browne Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora and University of Colorado Medical SchoolUnited States Pediatric RadiologyPediatr Radiol 2023;DOI: 10.1007/s00247-023-05673-y AbstractBackground: Developmental pulmonary vein pulmonary vein stenosis in the setting of prematurity

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Cardiac surgical outcomes of patients with heterotaxy syndrome

Manan H. Desai, Nicolle M. Ceneri, Zaenab Dhari, Aybala Tongut, Mahmut Ozturk, Steven J. Staffa, David Zurakowski, David Schidlow, Pranava Sinha, Richard A. Jonas, Can Yerebakan Children’s National Hospital and George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.United States Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery OpenJTCVS Open

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