Stenosis or Obstruction of Normal Pulmonary Venous Connections

Lung transplant is a viable treatment option for patients with congenital and acquired pulmonary vein stenosis

Ankit Bharat, Deidre J. Epstein, Mark Grady, Albert Faro, Peter Michelson, Stuart C. Sweet, Charles B. Huddleston Washington University.United States Journal of Heart and Lung TransplantationJ Heart Lung Transplant 2013; 32: 621-625DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2013.03.002 AbstractBackground: Congenital pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is associated with high mortality because surgical repair is usually not feasible or is ineffective. In addition, acquired […]

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Acute recoil of stents used for the relief of stenotic great vessels in the setting of congenital cardiac disease

Hideshi Tomita, Satoshi Yazaki, Kohji Kimura, Ken Watanabe, Kinya Hatakeyama, Yasuo Ono, Shigeyuki Echigo National Cardiovascular Center.Japan Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2003; 13: 519-525DOI: Not Available AbstractWe implanted either large or medium Palmaz stents, or a Palmaz Corinthian stent, in various stenotic vessels, such as the pulmonary arteries, pulmonary veins, aorta, or superior caval

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Never Say Never: The Use of Nitric Oxide in Patients With Obstructed Pulmonary Veins: A Case Report

Victoria Sokoliuk, James A. DiNardo, Morgan L. Brown Boston Children’s Hospital.United States A and A PracticeA A Pract 2019; 12: 205-207DOI: 10.1213/XAA.0000000000000885 AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a progressive disease with pulmonary hypertension (PH) as a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Traditional management of PH with inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) is typically avoided in PVS

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The impact of right ventricular pressure and function on survival in patients with pulmonary vein stenosis

Michelle C. Sykes, Christina Ireland, Julia E. McSweeney, Emily Rosenholm, Kristofer G. Andren, Thomas J. Kulik Boston Children’s Hospital.United States Pulmonary CirculationPulm Circ 2018;DOI: 10.1177/2045894018776894 AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is associated with pulmonary hypertension (PH), but there is little information regarding the impact of PH on right ventricular (RV) systolic function and survival. We conducted a

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How is pulmonary arterial blood flow affected by pulmonary venous obstruction in children? A phase-contrast magnetic resonance study

Kevin S. Roman, Christian Kellenberger, Christopher K. Macgowan, John Coles, Andrew N. Redington, Lee N. Benson, Shi-Joon Yoo Hospital for Sick Children.Canada Pediatric RadiologyPediatr Radiol 2005; 35: 580-586DOI: 10.1007/s00247-004-1399-x AbstractBackground: Hemodynamic changes within a stenosed pulmonary vein might not reflect the severity of the obstruction if redistribution of pulmonary artery flow occurs.Objective: The purpose was to investigate flow

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Gadolinium-enhanced three-dimensional magnetic resonance angiography of pulmonary and systemic venous anomalies

Gerald F. Greil, Andrew J. Powell, Hans P. Gildein, Tal Geva Children’s Hospital, Boston.United States Journal of the American College of CardiologyJ Am Coll Cardiol 2002; 39: 335-341DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(01)01730-2 AbstractObjective: The goal of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of gadolinium (Gd)-enhanced three-dimensional (3D) magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) in patients with congenital and acquired anomalies

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Comprehensive Cross-sectional Imaging of the Pulmonary Veins

Cameron Hassani, Farhood Saremi Keck Hospital of the University of Southern California.United States RadioGraphicsRadiographics  2017; 37: 1928-1954DOI: 10.1148/rg.2017170050 AbstractThe pulmonary veins carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart, but their importance to the radiologist extends far beyond this seemingly straightforward function. The anatomy of the pulmonary veins is variable among patients, with several noteworthy

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MR imaging and CT evaluation of congenital pulmonary vein abnormalities in neonates and infants

Himesh V. Vyas, S. Bruce Greenberg, Rajesh Krishnamurthy University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Arkansas Children’s Hospital.United States RadioGraphicsRadiographics 2012; 32: 87-98DOI: 10.1148/rg.321105764 AbstractMagnetic resonance (MR) imaging and computed tomography (CT) are increasingly being used in diagnosis and follow-up of congenital pulmonary vein anomalies in neonates and infants. Such anomalies include total or partial anomalous

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Pulmonary vein stenosis assessed by three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography

Diana Anjo, Jose Alberto de Agustín, Jose Luis Rodrigo, Carlos Macaya, Leopoldo Perez de Isla San Carlos University Hospital.Spain EchocardiographyEchocardiography 2014; 31: E68-E69DOI: 10.1111/echo.12413 AbstractWe report a case about a 43-year-old man admitted to hospital with progressive exertional dyspnea and hemoptysis. Two months before admission, he had undergone radiofrequency ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Subsequent investigation

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Real time three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography evaluation in a patient with congenital pulmonary vein stenosis

Ye Jing-Jing, Xu Wei-ze, Shu Qiang, Li Jian-hua, Liu Xi-Wang, Jiang Guo-ping The Children’s Hospital of Zhejiang University.China EchocardiographyEchocardiography 2010; 27: E109-E111DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2010.01183.x AbstractAlthough real time three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography (RD-3DTTE) has been used in children with complex congenital heart diseases, the benefit of RD-3DTTE as a vision of the pulmonary veins still requires further evaluation. We

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