Article Type: Review

Application of sutureless technique in total anomalous pulmonary venous connection repair

Zhangwei Wang, Nan Ding, Hanlu Yi, Yaobin Zhu, Zhiqiang Li, Daole Yan, Xiaofeng Li, Song Bai Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University and National Children’s Medical Center.China Journal of Cardiac SurgeryJ Card Surg 2022; 37: 3769-3775DOI: 10.1111/jocs.16843 AbstractThe sutureless technique was initially used for the treatment of postoperative pulmonary vein obstruction (PVO) in patients with total […]

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Pulmonary Vein Stenosis-Evolving Surgical Management of a Challenging Disease

Eric N. Feins, Ryan Callahan, Christopher W. Baird Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.United States ChildrenChildren 2021; 8: DOI: 10.3390/children8080631 AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is an extremely challenging clinical problem in congenital heart disease. It has traditionally required multimodal therapy given its complex underlying pathophysiology. As with other modalities, surgical therapy has undergone tremendous evolution

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Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia: A Review

Nidhy Varghese, Danielle Rios Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital.United States Pediatric Allergy Immunology and PulmonologyPediatr Allergy Immunol Pulmonol 2019; 32: 140-148DOI: 10.1089/ped.2018.0984 AbstractEarly pulmonary vascular disease (PVD) and established pulmonary hypertension (PH) are common associations of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). Diagnosis of PH is often made by echocardiography because of technical and logistic difficulties

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Surgical management of post-repair pulmonary vein stenosis

Edward J. Hickey, Christopher A. Caldarone Hospital for Sick Children.Canada Seminars in Thoracic and Gardiovascular Surgery PediatricsSemin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr 2011; 14: 101-108DOI: 10.1053/j.pcsu.2011.01.007 AbstractObstructed pulmonary venous drainage – either in association with total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage, congenital stenosis, or post-repair stenosis – is associated with poor outcome. Post-repair stenosis typically involves fibrotic scar

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Lung transplantation and repair of complex congenital heart lesions in patients with pulmonary hypertension

Eric N. Mendeloff, Charles B. Huddleston Washington University School of Medicine.United States Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgerySemin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998; 10: 144-151DOI: 10.1016/s1043-0679(98)70009-7 AbstractPulmonary vascular disease in conjunction with either a previously repaired or an unrepaired congenital heart defect is the third most common indication for lung transplantation in the pediatric age range. Because

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Update on lung transplantation in children

William J. Gaynor, Nancy D. Bridges, Bernard J. Clark, Thomas L. Spray Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.United States Current Opinion in PediatricsCurr Opin Pediatr 1998; 10: 256-261DOI: 10.1097/00008480-199806000-00006 AbstractLung transplantation is an important treatment option in children with acquired and congenital pulmonary disease. Indications for lung transplantation include pulmonary hypertension, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, pulmonary vein stenosis, and cystic

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Interorgan Communication-Pulmonary Vein Stenosis in Children-A Review of Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Current Management Principles

Usha S. Krishnan, Mary P. Mullen Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University Irving Medical Center and Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York Presbyterian. Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.United States Comprehensive Physiology Interorgan Communication in Health and DiseaseCompre Physiol 2025;DOI: 10.1002/cph4.70085 AbstractUnderstanding communication between various organ systems is vital to understanding

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Transcatheter Management of Pulmonary Vein Stenosis in Children

Connie Choi, Ryan Callahan Seattle Children’s Hospital. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2025;DOI: 10.1007/s00246-025-04130-x AbstractPediatric intraluminal pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a challenging condition where the diagnosis is confirmed via cardiac catheterization. The patient population is complex with inherent hemodynamic vulnerabilities, and the high rate of restenosis necessitates recurrent, technically demanding transcatheter interventions.

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Management of Pediatric Pulmonary Vein Stenosis

Ryan Callahan, Brian H. Morray, Russel Hirsch, Christopher J. Petit Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Seattle Children’s Hospital and University of Washington School of Medicine. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.United States Journal for

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Postrepair Pulmonary Vein Stenosis: Addressing Anatomic and Patient Risk Factors to Improve Outcomes

Alessia Di Nardo, Elizabeth D. Persaud, Rachel D. Vanderlaan University of Toronto and Hospital for Sick Children.Canada Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Pediatric Cardiac Surgery AnnualSemin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu 2025; 28: 107-116DOI: 10.1053/j.pcsu.2025.02.008 AbstractSurgical results for correction of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) have improved in the current era. Postrepair

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