Surgical Interventions for Pulmonary Venous Obstruction After the Onset of Disease

Congenital unilateral pulmonary venous atresia with pulmonary veno-occlusive disease in contralateral lung: an unusual association

Savitri Shrivastava, James H . Moller, Jesse E . Edwards University of Minnesota.United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 1986; 7: 213-219DOI: 10.1007/BF02093183 AbstractA patient presenting with the rare association of congenital unilateral pulmonary venous atresia in one lung and pulmonary veno-occlusive disease in the other is described. The patient first presented at the age of 3 1/2 […]

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Unilateral pulmonary vein stenosis

John M. Reid, Morgan P. G. Jamieson, Michael D. Cowan Western Infirmary.United Kingdom British Heart JournalBrit Heart J 1986; 55: 599-601DOI: 10.1136/hrt.55.6.599 AbstractUnilateral pulmonary vein stenosis is a rare congenital anomaly. A case is described in a girl who first presented at the age of four years with recurring haemoptysis but in whom diagnosis was not

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Horseshoe lung with left lung hypoplasia and critical pulmonary venous stenosis

Joel Lutterman, Roy Jedeikin, David C. Cleveland Arizona Pediatric Cardiology Consultants.United States Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 2004; 77: 1085-1087DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(03)01213-X AbstractHorseshoe lung is a rare congenital anomaly characterized by an isthmus of the pulmonary parenchyma that extends posterior to the pericardial reflection at the cardiac apex and across the midline. There is unilateral, usually

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Neonatal repair of unilateral pulmonary vein atresia with associated coarctation of the aorta

Peter Chiu, Nikola Tede, Katsuhide Maeda Stanford University School of Medicine.United States Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery TechniquesJTCVS Tech 2020; 4: 277-279DOI: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2020.10.013 AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryAbsence or Atresia of Normal Pulmonary Venous ConnectionsPulmonary Hypertension Associated with Stenosis or Atresia of Pulmonary VeinsSurgical Interventions for Pulmonary Venous Obstruction After the Onset of Disease (Pneumonectomy) Year

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Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Pneumonectomy for Complications of Congenital Pulmonary Venous Stenosis

Alison L. Halpern, Michael J. Weyant University of Colorado Denver.United States Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 2019; 108: e357-e359DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.04.039 AbstractCongenital pulmonary venous stenosis is an uncommon congenital heart defect and is a consequence of failed incorporation of the common right or left pulmonary vein into the left atrium during embryologic development. Clinical manifestations include

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Unilateral absence of the pulmonary veins: an unusual diagnosis with characteristic imaging findings

Terry L. Levin, Bradford W. Betz, Lisa M. Gennarini, Chana Wircberg Children’s Hospital of Montefiore Medical Center. United States Clinical ImagingClin Imaging 2019; 55:107-111DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2019.01.022 AbstractBackground: Congenital unilateral absence of the pulmonary vein (UCAPV) is a rare entity with characteristic clinical and imaging findings. Despite its congenital nature, the radiographic findings and symptoms of UCAPV may not

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Unilateral pulmonary vein atresia: A rare case of hemoptysis

Cindy S. DeMastes-Crabtree, Edward Kim, Ronald L. Morton University of Louisville and Kosair Children’s Hospital. United States Respiratory Medicine Case ReportsRespir Med Case Rep 2015; 15: 83-84DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2015.05.009 AbstractWe present a rare case of hemoptysis secondary to isolated unilateral pulmonary vein atresia. Isolated pulmonary vein atresia is a rare condition in which patients typically acquire a

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Kasai-like repair of recurrent pulmonary venous obstruction

Majid Husain, Thayne Dalrymple, Megan Schultz, Ashley Prosper, Daniel Levi, Glen Van Arsdell David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.United States Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery TechniquesJTCVS Techniques 2024; 29: 123-126DOI: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2024.10.025 AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryStenosis or Obstruction of Pulmonary Veins Following Surgical Repair of Anomalous Pulmonary Venous ConnectionsSurgical Interventions for Pulmonary Venous Obstruction After

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Valsartan to Prevent Acquired Pulmonary Vein Stenosis in Pediatric Patients After Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection Surgery

Jin Shentu, Mingjie Zhang, Zhuoming Xu, Chen Wen, Hao Zhang, Zhongqun Zhu, Huiwen Chen, Guocheng Shi Shanghai Children’s Medical Center and Shanghai Jiao Tong University.China Journal of the American Heart AssociationJ Am Heart Assoc 2025; 14:DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.124.036911 AbstractBackground: Recurrent pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) following surgical repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection is associated with poor prognosis. Preclinical studies have shown that use of an angiotensin receptor blocker can attenuate intimal hyperplasia;

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Congenital stenosis of individual pulmonary veins: clinical spectrum and unsuccessful treatment by transvenous balloon dilation

David J. Driscoll, Peter S. Hesslein, Charles E. Mullin Baylor College of Medicine and the Texas Heart Institute.United States American Journal of CardiologyAm J Cardiol 1982; 49: 1767-1772DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(82)90257-0 AbstractCongenital stenosis of the pulmonary veins is a rare but frequently lethal congenital cardiac abnormality. Eight patients with this malformation were diagnosed, evaluated and treated. All eight

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