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

Pulmonary Vein Stenosis: A Rare Disease with a Global Reach

Jennifer Schramm, Sivakumar Sivalingam, Guillermo E. Moreno, Dinh Quang Le Thanh, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Kaitlin Doherty-Schmeck, Kathy J. JenkinsChildren’s National Hospital. National Heart Institute. Hospital de Pediatría “Professor Dr. Juan P. Garrahan”. Children’s Hospital 1. Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston.United States, Malaysia, Argentina, Vietnam ChildrenChildren 2021; 8DOI: 10.3390/children8030198 AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a rare, but high mortality […]

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Correlation of Intravascular Ultrasound with Histology in Pediatric Pulmonary Vein Stenosis

Ryan Callahan, Zachary Gauthier, Shuhei Toba, Stephen P. Sanders, Diego Porras, Sara O. Vargas Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.United States ChildrenChildren 2021; 8DOI: 10.3390/children8030193 AbstractPreliminary intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) images of suspected pediatric intraluminal pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) demonstrate wall thickening. It is unclear how the IVUS-delineated constituents of wall thickening correlate with the histology.

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Lung and Pleural Findings of Children with Pulmonary Vein Stenosis with and without Aspiration: MDCT Evaluation

Abbey J. Winant, Ryan Callahan, Sara O. Vargas, Kathy J. Jenkins, Vanessa Rameh, Patrick R. Johnston, Maria Niccum, Mirjam L. Keochakian, Edward Y. Lee Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.United States ChildrenChildren 2022; 9DOI: 10.3390/children9040543 AbstractPurpose: To retrospectively compare the lung and pleural findings in children with pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS)

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Outcomes in Establishing Individual Vessel Patency for Pediatric Pulmonary Vein Stenosis

Ryan Callahan, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Audrey C. Marshall, Laureen M. Sena, Christopher W. Baird, Christina M. Ireland, Kerry McEnaney, Elsa C. Bjornlund, Juliana T. Mendonca, Kathy J. Jenkins Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.United States ChildrenChildren 2021; 8DOI: 10.3390/children8030210 AbstractThe purpose of this study was to determine what patient and pulmonary vein characteristics at the diagnosis

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“Half-uncovered technique” to secure larger stents for postoperative pulmonary vein stenosis

Hiroaki Kise, Takanari Fujii, Hideshi Tomita Showa University.Japan Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2022; 32: 1327-1329DOI: 10.1017/S1047951121004790 AbstractAlthough larger stent placement could be effective for pulmonary vein stenosis, stents extrusion tends to occur due to caliber narrowing, small landing area, and the slippery nature. We placed stents with diameter ≧8 mm for four stenotic lesions using

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Aspiration Is Associated with Poor Treatment Response in Pediatric Pulmonary Vein Stenosis

Maria Niccum, Ryan Callahan, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Kathy J. Jenkins Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.United States ChildrenChildren 2021; 8DOI: 10.3390/children8090783 AbstractIntraluminal pulmonary vein stenosis is a disease with significant morbidity and mortality, though recent progress has been made using multimodal therapy with antiproliferative agents. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between

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Secondary Pulmonary Vein Stenosis Due to Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection Repair in Children: Extravascular MDCT Findings

Edward Y. Lee, Sara O. Vargas, Kathy J. Jenkins, Ryan Callahan, Halley J. Park, Zachary Gauthier, Abbey J. WinantBoston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.United States ChildrenChildren 2021; 8DOI: 10.3390/children8090726 AbstractPurpose: To evaluate extravascular findings on thoracic MDCT angiography in secondary pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) due to total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) repair in children.Materials and

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Preliminary findings on the use of intravascular ultrasound in the assessment of pediatric pulmonary vein stenosis

Ryan Callahan, Kathy J. Jenkins, Zachary Gauthier, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Diego Porras Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical SchoolUnited States Catheterization and Cardiovascular InterventionsCatheter Cardiovasc Interv 2021; 97: E362-E370DOI: 10.1002/ccd.29264 AbstractObjective: Determine the feasibility of performing intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) in pediatric pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) and investigate whether IVUS can delineate the mechanism of PVS.Background: The use of IVUS

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Intravascular Ultrasound for Pulmonary Vein Stenosis Interventions in Congenital Heart Disease

Samantha A. Kops, Danielle Strah, Kwan S. Lee, Michael D. Seckeler University of Arizona.United States Journal of Invasive CardiologyJ Invasive Cardiol 2021; 33: E259-E262DOI: 10.25270/jic/20.00445 AbstractObjective: Pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is aggressive, with high morbidity and mortality. Surgical and catheter interventions yield modest success, at best. Refinements in catheter interventions could potentially improve outcomes in this patient

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Autologous vascularised pericardial flap tunneling technique in Scimitar syndrome repair with dextrocardia: lessons from the Senning procedure

Alain J. Poncelet, Karlien Carbonez, Jean E. Rubay Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Bruxelles.Belgium Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2021; 31: 859-861DOI: 10.1017/S1047951120004928 AbstractScimitar syndrome is a rare variant (5%) of partial abnormal pulmonary venous return. Surgery is required when pulmonary overcirculation is present. Following repair, Scimitar vein stenosis occurs in approximately 20%. We applied a variant of

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