Stenosis or Obstruction of Pulmonary Veins Following Surgical Repair of Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connections

Transcatheter Versus Surgical Correction of Superior Sinus Venosus Defects: Comparison of the Outcomes and Late Complications

Puthiyedath Thejaswi, Kothandam Sivakumar, Farheen Qureshi, Pramod Sagar, Sreeja Pavithran, Ravi Agarwal Madras Medical Mission. India Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2026; 47: 1829-1838DOI: 10.1007/s00246-025-03975-6 AbstractTranscatheter correction (TC) of sinus venosus defects (SVD) is an emerging alternative to surgical correction (SC). Superior vena caval (SVC) or right upper pulmonary vein (RUPV) stenosis and sick sinus syndrome are complications […]

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Atrial thrombus after total anomalous pulmonary venous connection repair

Noriyoshi Ebuoka, Hidetsugu Asai, Sachiko Kimura, Tsuyoshi Tachibana Hokkaido Medical Center for Child Health and Rehabilitation. Kanagawa Children’s Medical Center.Japan Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic AnnalsAsian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2024; 32: 314-316DOI: 10.1177/02184923241256408 AbstractA 6-year-old boy had previously undergone total anomalous pulmonary venous connection repair and postoperative pulmonary vein stenosis release. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed blood stasis

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New Era of Measurable Surgical Risk Predictor by 3D Quantitative CT on Pulmonary Venous Return

Shyh-Jye Chen National Taiwan University Hospital and Children’s Hospital.Taiwan Journal of the American College of Cardiology AsiaJACC Asia 2024; 4: 607-608DOI: 10.1016/j.jacasi.2024.06.001 AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryStenosis or Obstruction of Pulmonary Veins Following Surgical Repair of Anomalous Pulmonary Venous ConnectionsDiagnostic Testing. Noninvasive Year of Publication: 2024 Age Focus: Pediatric Article Type: Editorial or Letter Article Access: Free

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Quantification of 3-Dimensional Confluence-Atrial Morphology in Supracardiac Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection

Guocheng Shi, Meiping Huang, Yuchen Pei, Peng Huang, Chen Wen, Jin Shentu, Hao Zhang, Zhongqun Zhu, Yumin Zhong, Lisheng Wang, Huiwen Chen Shanghai Children’s Medical Center and Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine. Guangdong General Hospital. Hunan Children’s Hospital.China Journal of the American College of Cardiology AsiaJACC Asia 2024; 4: 594-606DOI: 10.1016/j.jacasi.2024.05.002 AbstractBackground: Pulmonary vein stenosis

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Impact of the pulmonary venous entry site morphology on postoperative pulmonary vein stenosis in total anomalous pulmonary venous connection patients

Szu-Yen Hu, Jing-Ren Ye, Heng-Wen Chou, Yih-Sharng Chen, Chung-I Chang, Ing-Sh Chiu, Chih-Ting Lin, Hsiao-En Tsai, Shyh-Jye Chen, Shu-Chien Huang National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University.Taiwan Journal of Formosan Medical AssociationJ Formos Med Assoc 2025; 124: 809-815DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2024.09.006 AbstractBackground: To evaluate the association between the pulmonary vein (PV) entry site morphology after total anomalous pulmonary

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Outcomes of the Modified Warden Procedure for Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection Drainage to a High Location in the Superior Vena Cava

Chunjie Mu, Yi Song, Jianming Xia, Ning Cao, Yao Deng, Minzhang Zhao, Runwei Ma Yunnan Hospital and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Affiliated Cardiovascular Hospital of Kunming Medical University.China Heart, Lung and CirculationHeart Lung Circ 2025; 34: 67–76DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2024.06.1038 AbstractAim: To report the safety and effectiveness of a modified Warden procedure.Method: Twenty-six (26) patients underwent modified Warden surgery

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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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Expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene Patching for Recurrent Pulmonary Venous Obstructions

Tomonari Shimoda, Bryan J. Mathis, Hideyuki Kato, Muneaki Matsubara, Yasuyuki Suzuki, Yuji Hiramatsu University of Tsukuba. Japan Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 2022; 114: e335-e337DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.01.014 AbstractRecurrent postoperative pulmonary venous obstruction after total anomalous pulmonary venous connection repair is a challenging complication. Here, we present such a case that required 4 reoperations, focusing on a

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Sutureless Repair With Extended Atriotomy for Post-Repair Pulmonary Venous Obstruction

Fumiya Yoneyama, Christopher A. Caldarone Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine.United States Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 2022; 114: e177-e179DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.11.022 AbstractPost-repair pulmonary venous obstruction is a common cause of reoperation after total anomalous pulmonary venous return repair. Herein, we report 3 cases of specific type of post-repair pulmonary venous obstruction with eccentric

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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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