Stenosis or Obstruction of Normal Pulmonary Venous Connections

A prospective phase II trial of vinblastine and methotrexate in multivessel intraluminal pulmonary vein stenosis in infants and children

Maliha Rehman, Kathy J. Jenkins, Amy L. Juraszek, Jean A. Connor, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Muhammad Muneeb, Laureen M. Sena, Steven D. Colan, Terry Saia, Mark W. Kieran Children’s Hospital, Boston.United States Congenital Heart DiseaseCongenit Heart Dis 2011; 6: 608-623DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0803.2011.00574.x AbstractObjective: To determine the safety and efficacy of the chemotherapeutic agents vinblastine and methotrexate in the treatment of […]

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Pulmonary venous dilatation in pulmonary veno-occlusive disease

Ali Massumi, Larry Woods, Charles E. Mullins, William K. Nasser, Robert J. Hall Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine.United States American Journal of CardiologyAm J Cardiol 1981; 48: 585-958.DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(81)90092-8 AbstractA case of pulmonary veno-occlusive disease in an adult is presented. The diagnosis was suspected clinically and verified at cardiac catheterization. Balloon dilatation of

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Intraluminal Pulmonary Vein Stenosis in Children: A “New” Lesion

Viviane G. Nasr, Ryan Callahan, Zachary Wichner, Kirsten C. Odegard, James A. DiNardo Boston Children’s Hospital.United States Anesthesia and AnalgesiaAnesth Analges 2019; 129: 27-40DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000003924 AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a rare disorder that leads to progressive narrowing of the extrapulmonary veins. PVS has been reported in both children and adults and in its worse iteration

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Pulmonary vein stenosis: Case report and literature review

Reshma Amin, S. Kwon, Y. Moayedi, Neil Sweezey Hospital for Sick Children.Canada Canadian Respiratory JournalCan Respir J 2009; 16: e77-e80DOI: 10.1155/2009/791653 AbstractBackground: Pulmonary vein stenosis is a rare cause of pulmonary hypertension, with variable onset and presentation. One or more of the four pulmonary veins can be primarily or secondarily affected. A five-month-old girl presented with respiratory

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Primary pulmonary vein stenosis during infancy: state of the art review

David B. Frank, Philip T. Levy, Corey A. Stiver, Brian A. Boe, Christopher W. Baird, Ryan M. Callahan, Charles V. Smith, Rachel D. Vanderlaan, Carl H. Backes University of Pennsylvania and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Harvard University and Boston Children’s Hospital. Ohio State University and Nationwide Children’s Hospital. University of Washington and Seattle Children’s Research

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Systemic Sirolimus Therapy for Infants and Children With Pulmonary Vein Stenosis

Jay D. Patel, Michael Briones, Mansi Mandhani, Shannon Jones, Divya Suthar, Rosemary Gray, Joelle Pettus, Courtney McCraken, Amanda Thomas, Christopher J. Petit Emory University and Children’s Healthcare of AtlantaUnited States Journal of the American College of CardiologyJ Am Coll Cardiol 2021; 77: 2807-2818DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.04.013 AbstractBackground: Anatomic interventions for pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) in infants and children have

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Prematurity and Pulmonary Vein Stenosis: The Role of Parenchymal Lung Disease and Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Shilpa Vyas-Read, Nidhy P. Varghese, Divya Suthar, Carl Backes, Satyan Lakshminrusimha, Christopher J. Petit, Philip T. Levy Emory University and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital. Ohio State University and Nationwide Children’s Hospital. University of California Davis. Harvard University and Boston Children’s Hospital.United States Children (Basel)Children 2022; 9: 713DOI: 10.3390/children9050713

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Management of Complex Pulmonary Vein Stenosis at Altitude Combining Comprehensive Percutaneous Interventional Treatment with Sirolimus, Pulmonary Hypertension Medications and Intraluminal Imaging with Optical Coherence Tomography

Michael J. Shorofsky, Gareth J. Morgan, Ernesto Mejia, Salvador A. Rodriguez, Megan Greene, Paige Sheaks, Dunbar Ivy, Jenny E. Zablah University of Colorado and Children’s Hospital Colorado.United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2023; Online ahead of printDOI: 10.1007/s00246-023-03102-3 AbstractBackground: Pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a growing problem for the pediatric congenital heart population. Sirolimus has previously been shown

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Pulmonary Vein Atresia: Feasibility of Initial Recanalization Attempts with Subsequent Follow-up

Varun Aggarwal, Gary E. Stapleton, Lindsay F. Eilers, Srinath Gowda, Manish Bansal, Athar M. Qureshi, Melissa K. Webb, Asra Khan, Henri Justino Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s HospitalUnited States Current Problems in CardiologyCurr Probl Cardiol 2023; 48DOI: 10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2022.101463 AbstractPulmonary vein atresia (PVA) may lead to pulmonary hypertension, cardiac failure, and death. Transcatheter or surgical treatments have rarely been offered to this population because of perceived poor outcomes. We describe single center

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Association between pulmonary vein stenosis and necrotizing enterocolitis or gastrointestinal pathology: A case-control study

Jennifer Duchon, Christiana Farkouh‑Karoleski, Dominique D. Bailey, Usha S. Krishnan Bronx Care Hospital System. Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Valley Health System.United States Annals of Pediatric CardiologyAnn Pediatr Cardiol 2022; 15: 13-19DOI: 10.4103/apc.apc_210_21 AbstractObjective: Pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is an emerging cause of pulmonary hypertension in preterm infants. It is an often lethal condition with poor long.term

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