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

Commentary: Targeting neointimal lesions in pulmonary vein stenosis: Fact or fiction?

Rachel D. Vanderlaan Hospital for Sick Children.Canada Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2020; 160: 794-795DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.02.021 AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryStenosis or Obstruction of Normal Pulmonary Venous ConnectionsStenosis or Obstruction of Pulmonary Veins Following Surgical Repair of Anomalous Pulmonary Venous ConnectionsMedical Therapy to Prevent or Reverse the Onset of Disease. Efficacy or Lack […]

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Pulmonary vein stenosis: Severity and location predict survival after surgical repair

Mauro Lo Rito, Tamadhir Gazzaz, Travis J. Wilder, Rachel D. Vanderlaan, Glen S. Van Arsdell, Osami Honjo, Shi-Joon Yoo, Christopher A. Caldarone Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto.Canada Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2016; 151: 657-666DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.08.121 AbstractObjectives: Pulmonary vein characteristics that influence survival after repair of stenosis have not been

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Intentional longitudinal and side-cell stent fractures: Intermediate term follow up

Hitesh Agrawal, Athar M. Qureshi, Henri Justino Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine.United States Catheterization and Cardiovascular InterventionsCatheter Cardiovasc Interv 2018; 91: 1110-1118DOI: 10.1002/ccd.27469 AbstractBackground: Use of small diameter stents in young children and jailing of side branches pose significant challenges to future re-interventions. We sought to assess the capacity to induce longitudinal fractures in

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Assessment of pulmonary veins after atrio-pericardial anastomosis by cardiovascular magnetic resonance

Steven C. Greenway, Shi-Joon Yoo, Giedrius Baliulis, Christopher Caldarone, John Coles, Lars Grosse-Wortmann Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto.CanadaJournal of Cardiovascular MagneticResonanceJ Cardiovasc Magn Reson 2011; 13:DOI: 10.1186/1532-429X-13-72 AbstractBackground: The atrio-pericardial anastomosis (APA) uses a pericardial pouch to create a large communication between the left atrium and the pulmonary venous contributaries in order to avoid

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Computed tomography angiography with three-dimensional reconstruction for pulmony venous definition in high-risk infants with congenital heart disease

Russel Hirsch, William Gottliebson, Eric Crotty, Robert Fleck, Janet Strife Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati.United States Congenital Heart DiseaseCongenit Heart Dis 2006; 1: 104-110DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0803.2006.00016.x AbstractBackground: Pulmonary venous anomalies may be difficult to define in small, critically ill infants using standard echocardiography. In many centers, invasive cardiac catheterization is used if the diagnosis

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Outcomes of the Warden Procedure for Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Drainage

Hongyuan Lin, Jun Yan, Qiang Wang, Shoujun Li, Haining Sun, Yajuan Zhang, Liang Zhang, Wenchao Liu Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College.China Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2020; 41: 134–140DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-019-02235-8 AbstractPartial anomalous pulmonary venous drainage (PAPVD) is a common congenital heart disease. If the insertion of an anomalous pulmonary vein

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Surgical results for functional univentricular heart with total anomalous pulmonary venous connection over a 25-year experience

Yuki Nakayama, Takeshi Hiramatsu, Yusuke Iwata, Toru Okamura, Takeshi Konuma, Goki Matsumura, Kenji Suzuki, Kyoko Hobo, Toshio Nakanishi, Hiromi Kurosawa, Kenji Yamazaki Tokyo Women’s Medical University.Japan Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 2012; 93: 606-613DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.09.038 AbstractBackground: Surgical results for functional univentricular heart with total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) have been unsatisfactory to date.Methods: During a 25-year

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Commentary: Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection, heterotaxy and pulmonary vein obstruction: The relentless pursuit of imperfection

Anusha Jegatheeswaran, Tara KaramlouHospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto.Canada Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2022; 163: 397-398DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.04.031 AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryStenosis or Obstruction of Pulmonary Veins Following Surgical Repair of Anomalous Pulmonary Venous ConnectionsPatient Factors Influencing the Onset, Severity or Outcome of Disease Year of Publication: 2022 Age Focus:

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Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection: Influence of heterotaxy and venous obstruction on outcomes

Zachary A. Spigel, Evan E. Edmunds, Christopher A. Caldarone, Edward J. Hickey, Ziyad M. Binsalamah, Jeffrey S. Heinle Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital.United States Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2022; 163: 387-395DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.03.058 AbstractBackground: Previous studies have demonstrated increased early mortality and pulmonary vein reintervention for patients with total anomalous

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Supracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection type Ib: Morphology and outcomes

Xiaobing Liu, Rong Liufu, Tao Liu, Jianzheng Cen, Juemin Yu, Shusheng Wen, Yanqiu Ou, Jimei Chen, Jian Zhuang Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital and Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences. Brown University School of Public Health.China Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2023; 166: 193-200DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2022.10.008 AbstractBackground: Supracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection is the most

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