Stenosis or Obstruction of Normal Pulmonary Venous Connections

Role of left atrial hypertension in pulmonary hypertension associated with bronchopulmonary dysplasia

Rachel T. Sullivan, Megha D. Tandel, Shazia Bhombal, Gregory T. Adamson, Derek B. Boothroyd, Michael Tracy, Amanda Moy, Rachel K. Hopper Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Stanford University.United States Frontiers in PediatricsFront Pediatr 2022;DOI: 10.3389/fped.2022.1012136 AbstractLeft atrial hypertension (LAH) may contribute to pulmonary hypertension (PH) in premature infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). Primary causes of LAH in […]

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Treatment of pulmonary vein stenosis with expanded polytetrafluoroethylene covered stents

Brent M. Gordon, John W. Moore Rady Children’s Hospital and University of California, San Diego.United States Catheterization and Cardiovascular InterventionsCatheter Cardiovasc Interv 2010; 75: 263-267DOI: 10.1002/ccd.22240 AbstractAtrium expanded polytetrafluoroethylene covered stents were implanted in the stenotic pulmonary veins (n = 5) of three patients. Use of this device was feasible in infants and the procedure was

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Infantile form of scimitar syndrome with contralateral pulmonary vein stenosis

I. Ricardo Argueta-Morales, Lauren C. Meador, David G. Nykanen, William M. DeCampli Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children.United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2010; 31: 550-552DOI: 10.1007/s00246-009-9630-z AbstractInfantile scimitar syndrome (SS) carries significant mortality. Consistent management guidelines have not been well established, and outcomes continue to be disappointing. We present our experience managing an SS patient with complex

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First experience with a new drug-eluting balloon for the treatment of congenital pulmonary vein stenosis in a neonate

Goetz Christoph Mueller, Ali Dodge-Khatami, Jochen Weil University Heart Center Hamburg.Germany Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2010; 20: 455-458DOI: 10.1017/S1047951110000703 AbstractPaclitaxel-eluting balloons are a new and innovative method in the treatment of in-stent stenosis and small vessel disease in adult cardiac pathology. The treatment of congenital pulmonary vein stenosis is difficult to manage, and results in

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Drug-eluting stents ameliorate pulmonary vein stenotic changes in pigs in vivo

Takeshi Furukawa, Masahiko Kishiro, Hideo Fukunaga, Masahiro Ohtsuki, Ken Takahashi, Katsumi Akimoto, Toshiaki Shimizu, Shiori Kawasaki, Toshio Kumasaka Juntendo University School of Medicine.Japan Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2010; 31: 773-779DOI: 10.1007/s00246-010-9695-8 AbstractThe outcome of stent implantation for pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) in children remains poor. Several reports describe placing drug-eluting stents to treat PVS, but their effectiveness

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Successful pediatric single-lung transplantation with previous contralateral pneumonectomy, using controlled “donation after cardiac death” lung, for congenital pulmonary vein stenosis

Amit Pawale, Michael McKean, John Dark, Asif Hasan Freeman Hospital.United Kingdom Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2010; 139: e125-e126DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.06.006 AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryStenosis or Obstruction of Normal Pulmonary Venous ConnectionsSymptoms and Quality of Life Associated with Pulmonary Venous ObstructionSurgical Interventions for Pulmonary Venous Obstruction After the Onset of Disease Lung Transplantation

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Results of intravascular stent placement for fibrosing mediastinitis

Matthew E. Ferguson, Allison K. Cabalka, Frank Cetta, Donald J. Hagler Mayo Clinic.United States Congenital Heart DiseaseCongenit Heart Dis 2010; 5: 124-133DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0803.2010.00387.x AbstractObjective: Fibrosing mediastinitis is a rare disorder characterized by an excessive fibrotic reaction in the mediastinum which can result in compromise of mediastinal structures. We sought to evaluate short- and midterm results of intravascular

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A mother and daughter with the p.R443X mutation of mucopolysaccharidosis type II: Genotype and phenotype analysis

Young Bae Sohn, Su Jin Kim, Sung Won Park, Hyung-Doo Park, Chang-Seok Ki, Chi Hwa Kim, Seung Won Huh, Sunghee Yeau, Kyung-Hoon Paik, Dong-Kyu Jin Samsung Medical Center.Republic of Korea American Journal of Medical GeneticsAm J Med Genet 2010; 152A: 3129-3132DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.33589 AbstractMucopolysaccharidosis type II (Hunter syndrome) is a lysosomal storage disease caused by a deficiency

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Outcomes and Risk Factors of Interventions for Pediatric Post-operative Pulmonary Vein Stenosis

Kristin T. Fujita, Michael P. DiLorenzo, Usha Krishnan, Mariel E. Turner, Oliver M. Barry, Alejandro J. Torres, Emile A. Bacha, David Kalfa, Matthew A. Crystal Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and New York-Presbyterian.United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2023;DOI: 10.1007/s00246-023-03214-w AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) in children is a challenging condition with poor outcomes. Post-operative

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Evaluation of paediatric pulmonary vein stenosis by cardiac CT angiography: a comparative study with transthoracic echocardiography and catheter angiogram

R. Salman, S. R. More, M. P. Ferreira Botelho, P. M. Ketwaroo, P. M. Masand, S. P. Jadhav Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine. Virtual Radiologic Corporation.United States Clinical RadiologyClin Radiol 2023;DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2023.06.002 AbstractAim: To compare prospective electrocardiogram (ECG)-gated cardiac computed tomographic angiography (CCTA) with transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and cardiac catheter angiography (CCA) for paediatric

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