Iran M. Sadr, Puay E. Tan, Mark W. Kieran, Kathy J. Jenkins
Children’s Hospital, Boston.
United States
American Journal of Cardiology
Am J Cardiol 2000; 86: 577-579
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(00)01022-5
Abstract
We used microscopy, immunohistochemistry, and cell culture to identify the mechanism of restenosis in 4 infants with isolated pulmonary vein stenosis. Recurrent obstruction appears to be due to myofibroblastic proliferation in this fatal disease.
Category
Stenosis or Obstruction of Normal Pulmonary Venous Connections
Pulmonary Venous Pathology
Year of Publication: 2000
Age Focus: Pediatric
Article Type: Case Reports or Retrospective Observations in Small Groups of Patients (≤10 patients). Studies of Vascular Biology and Mechanism of Disease.
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