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

Cardiac-type total anomalous pulmonary venous return is not benign

Guocheng Shi, Fang Zhu, Chen Wen, Yichen Yan, Hao Zhang, Zhongqun Zhu, Huiwen Chen Shanghai Children’s Medical Center and Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine.China Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2023; 165: 449-459DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2022.03.036 AbstractObjective: The objective of this study was to investigate the association between morphological variation and postsurgical pulmonary vein […]

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Clinical Outcomes, Predictors, and Surgical Management of Primary Pulmonary Vein Stenosis

Zicong Feng, Fengqun Mao, Kai Ma, Fengpu He, Yang Yang, Jianhui Yuan, Sen Zhang, Benquin Zhang, Qiyu He, Shouju Li Fuwai Hospital, National Centre for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College. The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University College of Medicine.China Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 2022; 113: 1239-1247DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.03.015

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Predictive Factors for Postoperative Intensive Care Unit Admission and Mechanical Ventilation After Cardiac Catheterization for Pediatric Pulmonary Vein Stenosis

Wiriya Maisat, Koichi Yuki Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.United States Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular AnesthesiaJ Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2022; 36: 2500-2508DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2022.02.024 AbstractObjective: To investigate the predictive factors for postoperative intensive care unit (ICU) admission and mechanical ventilation (MV) after cardiac catheterization for pediatric pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS).Design: A retrospective observational study.Setting: At a single tertiary

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Outcomes in Establishing Individual Vessel Patency for Pediatric Pulmonary Vein Stenosis

Ryan Callahan, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Audrey C. Marshall, Laureen M. Sena, Christopher W. Baird, Christina M. Ireland, Kerry McEnaney, Elsa C. Bjornlund, Juliana T. Mendonca, Kathy J. Jenkins Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.United States ChildrenChildren 2021; 8DOI: 10.3390/children8030210 AbstractThe purpose of this study was to determine what patient and pulmonary vein characteristics at the diagnosis

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Aspiration Is Associated with Poor Treatment Response in Pediatric Pulmonary Vein Stenosis

Maria Niccum, Ryan Callahan, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Kathy J. Jenkins Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.United States ChildrenChildren 2021; 8DOI: 10.3390/children8090783 AbstractIntraluminal pulmonary vein stenosis is a disease with significant morbidity and mortality, though recent progress has been made using multimodal therapy with antiproliferative agents. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between

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Clinical Syndromic Phenotypes and the Potential Role of Genetics in Pulmonary Vein Stenosis

Abbas H. Zaidi, Jessica M. Yamada, David T. Miller, Kerry McEnaney, Christina Ireland, Amy E. Roberts, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Kathy J. Jenkins, Ming Hui Chen Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.United States ChildrenChildren 2021; 8DOI: 10.3390/children8020128 AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a rare, frequently lethal disease with heterogeneous phenotypes and an unclear etiology. Limited studies have

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Extravascular MDCT Findings of Pulmonary Vein Stenosis in Children with Cardiac Septal Defect

Edward Y. Lee, Ryan Callahan, Sara O. Vargas, Kathy J. Jenkins, Halley J. Park, Zachary Gauthier, Abbey J. Winant Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.United States ChildrenChildren 2021; 8DOI: 10.3390/children8080667 AbstractPurpose: To retrospectively investigate the extravascular thoracic MDCT angiography findings of pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) in children with a cardiac septal defect. Materials and Methods: Pediatric patients

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Secondary Pulmonary Vein Stenosis Due to Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection Repair in Children: Extravascular MDCT Findings

Edward Y. Lee, Sara O. Vargas, Kathy J. Jenkins, Ryan Callahan, Halley J. Park, Zachary Gauthier, Abbey J. WinantBoston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.United States ChildrenChildren 2021; 8DOI: 10.3390/children8090726 AbstractPurpose: To evaluate extravascular findings on thoracic MDCT angiography in secondary pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) due to total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) repair in children.Materials and

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Primary pulmonary vein stenosis among premature infants with single-vessel disease

Eli Zettler, Brian K. Rivera, Corey Stiver, Brian Boe, Clifford Cua, Molly K. Ball, Charles V. Smith, Jonathan L. Slaughter, Bernadette Chen, Ryan Callahan, Carl H. Backes Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Ohio State University. University of Washington School of Medicine. Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.United States Journal of PerinatologyJ Perinatol 2021; 41: 1621-1626DOI: 10.1038/s41372-020-00830-9

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Preliminary findings on the use of intravascular ultrasound in the assessment of pediatric pulmonary vein stenosis

Ryan Callahan, Kathy J. Jenkins, Zachary Gauthier, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Diego Porras Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical SchoolUnited States Catheterization and Cardiovascular InterventionsCatheter Cardiovasc Interv 2021; 97: E362-E370DOI: 10.1002/ccd.29264 AbstractObjective: Determine the feasibility of performing intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) in pediatric pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) and investigate whether IVUS can delineate the mechanism of PVS.Background: The use of IVUS

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