Adult Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Results of intravascular stent placement for fibrosing mediastinitis

Matthew E. Ferguson, Allison K. Cabalka, Frank Cetta, Donald J. HaglerMayo Clinic.United States Congenital Heart DiseaseCongenit Heart Dis 2010; 5: 124-133DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0803.2010.00387.x AbstractObjective: Fibrosing mediastinitis is a rare disorder characterized by an excessive fibrotic reaction in the mediastinum which can result in compromise of mediastinal structures. We sought to evaluate short- and midterm results of intravascular thoracic […]

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Percutaneous vascular stent implantation as treatment for central vascular obstruction due to fibrosing mediastinitis

Erin L. Albers, Meredith E. Pugh, Kevin D. Hill, Li Wang, James E. Loyd, Thomas P. DoyleVanderbilt University Medical Center.United States CirculationCirculation 2011; 123: 1391-1399DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.949180 AbstractBackground: Fibrosing Mediastinitis (FM) is a rare complication of infection with Histoplasma capsulatum that can lead to obstruction of pulmonary and systemic vasculature and large airways, often resulting in significant morbidity

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Catheter-based intervention for pulmonary vein stenosis due to fibrosing mediastinitis: The Mayo Clinic experience

Shiva P. Ponamgia, Christopher V. DeSimone, Charles J. Lenz, Megan Coylewright, Samuel J. Asirvathamb, David R. Holmes, Douglas L. PackerMayo Clinic and Mayo Clinic Health System. Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. United States International Journal of Cardiology Heart and VascularInt J Cardiol Heart Vasc 2015; 8: 103-107DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcha.2015.06.005 AbstractIntroduction: Fibrosing mediastinitis (FM) is a rare but fatal disease characterized

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Emergency Covered Stent Implantation For Rupture Of A Pulmonary Vein After Balloon Angioplasty For Postinterventional Pulmonary Vein Stenosis

Sebastian Hilbert, Silke John, Frank-Thomas Riede, Arash Arya, Ingo Paetsch, Cosima Jahnke, Gerhard Hindricks, Andreas BollmannUniversity Leipzig.Germany Journal of Atrial FibrillationJ Atr Fibrillation 2016; DOI: 10.4022/jafib.1418 AbstractPulmonary vein (PV) stenosis is a known complication of PV isolation procedures for atrial fibrillation. We describe in this report a case of emergency covered stent implantation for rupture of

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Congenital isolated unilateral agenesis of pulmonary arteries in adults: case series and review

Pankaj Jariwala, Venkata Nagarjuna Maturu, Johann Christopher, Kartik Pandurang JadhavYashoda Hospitals. Care Hospitals.India Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryIndian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2021; 37 (Suppl 1): 144-154DOI: 10.1007/s12055-020-01032-w AbstractCongenital, isolated unilateral agenesis of pulmonary arteries (UAPA) has a bimodal clinical presentation. It is either diagnosed in early infancy or during adulthood. Early diagnosis and

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Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation and intervention for pulmonary vein stenosis in a patient with Fontan circulation

Jae-Sun Uhm, Jae Young Choi, Young Jin Kim, Tae-Hoon Kim, Boyoung Joung, Hui-Nam Pak, Moon-Hyoung LeeSeverance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine.Republic of Korea Pacing and Clinical ElectrophysiologyPacing Clin Electrophiol 2019; 42: 113-116DOI: 10.1111/pace.13515 AbstractIncidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) is high in patients with congenial heart disease. However, management of AF is challenging in these patients.

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Long-term outcome of percutaneous intervention for pulmonary vein stenosis after pulmonary vein isolation procedure

Patcharapong Suntharos, Sarah E. Worley, Wei Liu, Marion Siperstein, Lourdes R. PrietoNicklaus Children’s Hospital. Cleveland Clinic Foundation. United States Catheterization and Cardiovascular InterventionsCatheter Cardiovasc Interv 2020; 95: 389-397DOI: 10.1002/ccd.28628 AbstractObjectives: Report long-term outcomes of percutaneous intervention in patients with pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) after pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) from a single center over 16 years.Background: Outcome reports of

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Pregnancy in Eisenmenger syndrome: a case series from a tertiary care hospital of Northern India

Bharti Sharma, Pooja Sikka, Seema Chopra, Ramandeep Bansal, Vanita Suri, Neelam Aggarwal, Subhas C. Saha, Rajesh Vijayvergiya, Ishwar Bhukal, Praveen KumarPost Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research. India Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2023; DOI: 10.1017/S1047951122004152 AbstractBackground: Despite advances in medical care, we still come across pregnancy in Eisenmenger syndrome. Eisenmenger syndrome represents the severe end

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Successful Eisenmenger syndrome-targeted drug therapy in pregnant women: a case series and literature review

W. Chen, J. Chen, M. Peng, J. Luo, Y. Chen, H. Qiu, J. LiThe Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University. China British Journal of Obstetrics and GynaecologyBJOG 2023; 130: 923-931DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.17427 AbstractObjective: To clarify the real-world outcomes in pregnant women with Eisenmenger syndrome (ES) in the new therapeutic era and provide a literature review.Design: Retrospective case and

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Surgery Before Pregnancy in Women with Congenital Heart Disease: A Retrospective Study

Yang Liu, Yanna Li, Jun Zhang, Jiachen Li, Yichen Zhao, Kemin Liu, Xiangming Fan, Jianging WangBeijing Anzhen Hospital affiliated to Capital Medical University. China Heart Surgery ForumHeart Surg Forum 2023; 26: E027-E037DOI: 10.1532/hsf.4751 AbstractBackground: This study aimed to investigate if surgery before pregnancy would result in better maternal and fetal outcomes in patients with congenital heart disease.Methods: A

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