Stenosis or Obstruction of Normal Pulmonary Venous Connections

Acquired stenosis of normally connected pulmonary veins

Shanta Chakrabarti, Ralph Mittal, James P. Gnanapragasam, Robin P. Martin Bristol Royal Hospital for Children.United Kingdom Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2007; 17: 322-327DOI: 10.1017/S1047951107000546 AbstractPulmonary venous stenosis has been a challenge to paediatric cardiologists and surgeons. In spite of significant improvements in the management and outcome of various congenital cardiac problems, the prognosis of this […]

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Congenital stenosis of individual pulmonary veins: clinical spectrum and unsuccessful treatment by transvenous balloon dilation

David J. Driscoll, Peter S. Hesslein, Charles E. Mullin Baylor College of Medicine and the Texas Heart Institute.United States American Journal of CardiologyAm J Cardiol 1982; 49: 1767-1772DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(82)90257-0 AbstractCongenital stenosis of the pulmonary veins is a rare but frequently lethal congenital cardiac abnormality. Eight patients with this malformation were diagnosed, evaluated and treated. All eight

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Mortality Patterns in Pediatric Pulmonary Vein Stenosis: Insights Into Right Ventricular Systolic Pressure Associations

Daiji Takajo, Paul J. Critser, Michelle Cash, Melissa Magness, Russel Hirsch Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati.United States Journal of the American Heart AssociationJ Am Heart Assoc 2025;DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.124.037908 AbstractBackground: Pulmonary vein stenosis in children is associated with a poor prognosis. However, the cause and risk factors for mortality remain uncertain.Methods: This retrospective, single-center study

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Systemic Sirolimus Therapy Is Associated With Reduced Intervention Frequency in Pulmonary Vein Stenosis

Alyssa B. Kalustian, Joseph L. Hagan, Paige E. Brlecic, Ionela Iacobas, Rachel D. Vanderlaan, Joseph Burns, Thao T. Wu, Ravi Birla, Sharada Gowda, Manish Bansal, Srinath T. Gowda, Lindsay F. Eilers, Asra Khan, Juan Pablo Sandoval-Jones, Michiaki Imamura, Yishay Orr, Christopher A. Caldarone, Athar M. Qureshi Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine. Hospital

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Multidetector CT evaluation of congenital lung anomalies

Edward Y. Lee, Phillip M. Boiselle, Robert H. Cleveland Children’s Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School.United States RadiologyRadiology 2008; 247: 632-648DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2473062124 AbstractCongenital lung anomalies vary widely in their clinical manifestation and imaging appearance. Although radiographs play a role in the incidental detection and initial imaging evaluation in patients with clinical suspicion of congenital lung anomalies,

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Learning from the Pulmonary Veins

Diego Uirona Porres, Oscar Persiva Morenza, Esther Pallisa, Alberto Roque, Jorge Andreu, Manel Martinez Hospital Vall d’Hebron.Spain RadiographicsRadiographics 2013; 33: 999-1022DOI: 10.1148/rg.334125043 AbstractThe purpose of this article is to review the basic embryology and anatomy of the pulmonary veins and the various imaging techniques used to evaluate the pulmonary veins, as well as the radiologic findings

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Lung transplantation for congenital pulmonary vein stenosis

Eric N. Mendeloff, Thomas L. Spray, Charles B. Huddleston, Nancy D. Bridges, Charles B. Canter, George B. Mallory, Jr. Washington University School of Medicine.United States Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 1995; 60: 903-906DOI: 10.1016/0003-4975(95)00543-t AbstractBackground: Congenital pulmonary vein stenosis is a uniformly fatal disease when left untreated. Transcatheter techniques (for example, balloon dilation and stent placement)

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Congenital pulmonary vein stenosis: a radiographic study

Christopher K. Adey, Benigno Soto, Myung S. Shin University of Alabama School of MedicineUnited States RadiologyRadiology 1986; 161: 113-117DOI: 10.1148/radiology.161.1.3763853 AbstractSeven patients with congenital pulmonary venous stenosis were retrospectively evaluated. Chest radiographs and pulmonary angiograms were interpreted without knowledge of anatomic findings, and results were correlated with autopsy data. Bilateral foci of stenosis of varying severity

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Diagnostic enigma of pulmonary hypertension: Tale from a series of three patients

Anil Kumar Singhi, Anup Banerji, Nandini Biswas, Soumen Das Medica Super Specialty Hospital.India Medical Journal Armed Forces IndiaMed J Armed Forces Ind 2024; 80 (Suppl 1): S320-S324DOI: 10.1016/j.mjafi.2023.08.003 AbstractPulmonary hypertension (PH) is a complex condition with multiple etiological factors. The ability to identify a potential underlying cause is crucial for accurate diagnosis, patient management, and prognostication.

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Quantification of lung perfusion by a novel echocardiographic approach in pediatric pulmonary vein stenosis

Joseph M. Stidham, Sarah LaBarge, Jennifer H. Huang, Lars Grosse-Wortmann, Patrick D. Evers Oregon Health and Sciences University.United States Journal of the American Society of EchocardiographyJ Am Soc Echocardiogr 2024;DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2024.11.016 AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryStenosis or Obstruction of Normal Pulmonary Venous ConnectionsStenosis or Obstruction of Pulmonary Veins Following Surgical Repair of Anomalous Pulmonary Venous ConnectionsPulmonary Hypertension

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