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

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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Commentary: Pulmonary vein stenosis: Not just a surgical solution

Harold M. Burkhart, Heather N. Anderson University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.United States Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2021; DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.06.066 AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryStenosis or Obstruction of Normal Pulmonary Venous ConnectionsAbsence or Atresia of Normal Pulmonary Venous ConnectionsStenosis or Obstruction of Pulmonary Veins Following Surgical Repair of Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connections

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Prognostic Significance of Computed Tomography Findings in Pulmonary Vein Stenosis

Laureen Sena, Ryan Callahan, Lynn A. Sleeper, Rebecca S. Beroukhim UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center and University of Massachusetts Medical School. Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical SchoolUnited States ChildrenChildren 2021; 8: DOI: 10.3390/children8050402 Abstract(1) Pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) can be a severe, progressive disease with lung involvement. We aimed to characterize findings by computed tomography

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Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection: Forty-Six Years of Follow-Up

Anne Kathrine M. Nielsen, Vibeke E. Hjortdal Aarhus University Hospital.Denmark World Journal of Pediatric and Congenital Heart SurgeryWorld J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg 2021; 12: 70-75DOI: 10.1177/2150135120960482 AbstractBackground: Surgical repair of partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection (PAPVC) may disturb the electrical conduction in the atria. This study documents long-term outcomes, including the late occurrence of atrial tachyarrhythmia

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Evolution and Current Results of a Unified Strategy for Sinus Venosus Surgery

Elizabeth H. Stephens, Michael C. Monge, Osama Eltayeb, Angira Patel, MD, Gregory Webster, Matthew D. Cornicelli, Clare Kennedy, Andrada R. Popescu, Cynthia K. Rigsby, Carl L. Backer Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. United States Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 2021; 111: 980-986DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.03.113 AbstractBackground: Given

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Single-institution outcomes of surgical repair of infracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection

Guocheng Shi, Fang Zhu, Chen Wen, Lisheng Qiu, Haibo Zhang, Zhongqun Zhu, Huiwen Chen Shanghai Children’s Medical Center and Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine. China Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2021; 161: 1408-1417DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.06.023 AbstractObjective: This contemporary study sought to describe the outcomes of patients undergoing biventricular repair of infracardiac total

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Midterm results and risk factors of functional single ventricles with extracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection

Mikio Sugano, Masaya Murata, Yujiro Ide, Hiroki Ito, Kazuyoshi Kanno, Kenta Imai, Motonori Ishidou, Ryohei Fukuba, Kisaburou Sakamoto Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Children’s Hospital. Japan General Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryGen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2019; 67: 941-948DOI: 10.1007/s11748-019-01141-3 AbstractObjectives: To evaluate the clinical outcomes of surgical repair of an extracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) in a functional

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