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

Acute recoil of stents used for the relief of stenotic great vessels in the setting of congenital cardiac disease

Hideshi Tomita, Satoshi Yazaki, Kohji Kimura, Ken Watanabe, Kinya Hatakeyama, Yasuo Ono, Shigeyuki Echigo National Cardiovascular Center.Japan Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2003; 13: 519-525DOI: Not Available AbstractWe implanted either large or medium Palmaz stents, or a Palmaz Corinthian stent, in various stenotic vessels, such as the pulmonary arteries, pulmonary veins, aorta, or superior caval […]

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Never Say Never: The Use of Nitric Oxide in Patients With Obstructed Pulmonary Veins: A Case Report

Victoria Sokoliuk, James A. DiNardo, Morgan L. Brown Boston Children’s Hospital.United States A and A PracticeA A Pract 2019; 12: 205-207DOI: 10.1213/XAA.0000000000000885 AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a progressive disease with pulmonary hypertension (PH) as a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Traditional management of PH with inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) is typically avoided in PVS

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The impact of right ventricular pressure and function on survival in patients with pulmonary vein stenosis

Michelle C. Sykes, Christina Ireland, Julia E. McSweeney, Emily Rosenholm, Kristofer G. Andren, Thomas J. Kulik Boston Children’s Hospital.United States Pulmonary CirculationPulm Circ 2018;DOI: 10.1177/2045894018776894 AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is associated with pulmonary hypertension (PH), but there is little information regarding the impact of PH on right ventricular (RV) systolic function and survival. We conducted a

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How is pulmonary arterial blood flow affected by pulmonary venous obstruction in children? A phase-contrast magnetic resonance study

Kevin S. Roman, Christian Kellenberger, Christopher K. Macgowan, John Coles, Andrew N. Redington, Lee N. Benson, Shi-Joon Yoo Hospital for Sick Children.Canada Pediatric RadiologyPediatr Radiol 2005; 35: 580-586DOI: 10.1007/s00247-004-1399-x AbstractBackground: Hemodynamic changes within a stenosed pulmonary vein might not reflect the severity of the obstruction if redistribution of pulmonary artery flow occurs.Objective: The purpose was to investigate flow

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Gadolinium-enhanced three-dimensional magnetic resonance angiography of pulmonary and systemic venous anomalies

Gerald F. Greil, Andrew J. Powell, Hans P. Gildein, Tal Geva Children’s Hospital, Boston.United States Journal of the American College of CardiologyJ Am Coll Cardiol 2002; 39: 335-341DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(01)01730-2 AbstractObjective: The goal of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of gadolinium (Gd)-enhanced three-dimensional (3D) magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) in patients with congenital and acquired anomalies

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Comprehensive Cross-sectional Imaging of the Pulmonary Veins

Cameron Hassani, Farhood Saremi Keck Hospital of the University of Southern California.United States RadioGraphicsRadiographics  2017; 37: 1928-1954DOI: 10.1148/rg.2017170050 AbstractThe pulmonary veins carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart, but their importance to the radiologist extends far beyond this seemingly straightforward function. The anatomy of the pulmonary veins is variable among patients, with several noteworthy

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Pulmonary vein stenosis: Plea for a multi-institutional registry

William M. DeCampli University of Central Florida College of Medicine and Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children.United States Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2016;DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.09.097 AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryStenosis or Obstruction of Normal Pulmonary Venous ConnectionsStenosis or Obstruction of Pulmonary Veins Following Surgical Repair of Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connections Year of Publication: 2016

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Pulmonary vein stenosis: Etiology, diagnosis and management

Pablo Pazos-López, Cristina García-Rodríguez, Alba Guitián-González, Emilio Paredes-Galán, María Ángel De La Guarda Álvarez-Moure, Marta Rodríguez-Álvarez, José Antonio Baz-Alonso, Elvis Teijeira-Fernández, Francisco Eugenio Calvo-Iglesias, Andrés Íñiguez-Romo Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo and Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro.Spain World Journal of CardiologyWorld J Cardiol 2016; 8: 81-88DOI: 10.4330/wjc.v8.i1.81 AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is rare condition characterized by a challenging

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Pulmonary vein stenosis: initial experience with cutting balloon angioplasty

Anna N. Seale, Piers E. F. Daubeney, A. G. Magee, Michael L. Rigby Royal Brompton Hospital.United Kingdom HeartHeart 2006; 92: 815-820DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2005.073973 AbstractObjective: To determine the safety and effectiveness of cutting balloon angioplasty for pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS).Design and setting: Retrospective review of case notes and cardiac catheterisation data at the Royal Brompton Hospital.Main outcome measures: Diameter of pulmonary

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Use of Metformin in Pulmonary Vein Stenosis after TAPVR Repair

Edward C. Kirkpatrick, Michael E. Mitchell, MD, William G. Thilly, Joseph Cava, Aoy Tomita-Mitchell, Elena V. Gostjeva Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin and Medical College of Wisconsin. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. United States Global Pediatric HealthGlob Pediatr Health 2020;DOI: 10.1177/2333794X20958924 AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryStenosis 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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