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Dilation angioplasty of congenital or operative narrowings of venous channels

James E. Lock, John L. Bass, Wilfrido Castaneda-Zuniga, Bradley P. Fuhrman, William J. Rashkind, Russell V. Lucas, JrUniversity of MinnesotaUnited States CirculationCirculation 1984; 70: 457-464DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.70.3.457 AbstractBalloon dilation angioplasty was attempted in 10 infants and children with severe congenital or operative “venous” obstructions. In five children the obstructions were “vena caval” and followed repair for transposition […]

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Case Report: Stüve-Wiedemann syndrome-a rare cause of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn

Jessica Jin, Paula Rothämel, Johanna Büchel, Birgit Kammer, Theresa Brunet, Joseph Pattathu, Andreas W. Flemmer, Claudia Nussbaum, Sebastian SchroepfDr. von Hauner Children’s Hospital, University Hospital and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität. University Hospital and Technical University of Munich. Germany Frontiers in PediatricsFront Pediatr 2024;DOI: 10.3389/fped.2023.1329404 AbstractIntroduction: Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) is a life-threatening condition characterized by hypoxemia due

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Utility of simultaneous triple balloon inflation technique through a single 6-French sheath in treating pulmonary vein stenosis

Bassel Mohammad Nijres, Osamah AldossStead Family Children’s Hospital and University of Iowa.United States Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2024;DOI: 10.1017/S1047951123004511 AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis continues to pose significant challenges in children, frequently requiring repeated cardiac catheterisation procedures. This report describes a successful application of a “triple kissing balloon” technique to treat complex pulmonary vein stenosis in two

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Expert management of congenital portosystemic shunts and their complications

Valérie Anne McLin, Stéphanie Franchi-Abella, Timothée Brütsch, Atessa Bahadori, Valeria Casotti, Jeande Villede Goyet, Grégoire Dumery, Emmanuel Gonzales, Florent Guérin, Sebastien Hascoet, Nigel Heaton, Béatrice Kuhlmann, Frédéric Lador, Virginie Lambert, Paolo Marra, Aurélie Plessier, Alberto Quaglia, Anne-Laure Rougemont, Laurent Savale, Moinak Sen Sarma, Olivier Sitbon, Riccardo Antonio Superina, Hajime Uchida, Mirjamvan Albada, Hubert Petrus Johannes

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Biallelic variants in the calpain regulatory subunit CAPNS1 cause pulmonary arterial hypertension

Alex V. Postma, Christina K. Rapp, Katrin Knoflach, Alexander E. Volk, Johannes R. Lemke, Maximilian Ackermann, Nicolas Regamey, Philipp Latzin, Lucas Celant, Samara M. A. Jansen, Harm J. Bogaard, AhoI lgun, Mariëlle Alders, Karin Y. van Spendonck-Zwarts, Danny Jonigk, Christoph Klein, Stefan Gräf, Christian Kubisch, Arjan C. Houweling, Matthias GrieseAmsterdam University Medical Centre. Dr. von

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Effective control of refractory pulmonary hypertension with iloprost inhalation in an infant with congenital absence of the right pulmonary artery: a case report

Chu=Yuan Hsiao, Wen-Hsien LuKaohsiung Veterans General Hospital. Fooyin University. National Sun Yat-sen University.Taiwan Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2024;DOI: 10.1017/S104795112300450X AbstractUnilateral absence of the pulmonary artery is a rare congenital cardiovascular anomaly that can lead to pulmonary hypertension and poor outcomes. We report the case of a 1-month-old infant with isolated unilateral absence of the pulmonary

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CT findings in diseases associated with pulmonary hypertension: a current review

Claudia Grosse, Alexandra GrosseMedical University of ViennaAustria RadiographicsRadiographics 2010; 30: 1753-1777DOI: 10.1148/rg.307105710 AbstractPulmonary hypertension may primarily affect either the arterial (precapillary) or the venous (postcapillary) pulmonary circulation. Pulmonary arterial hypertension may be idiopathic or arise in association with chronic pulmonary thromboembolism; pulmonary embolism caused by tumor cells, parasitic material, or foreign material; parenchymal lung disease; liver

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[Congenital stenosis of pulmonary veins: long-term efficacy after intraluminal dilatation]

Fernando Benito BartoloméHospital Infantil La Paz.Spain Revista Española CardiologíaRev Esp Cardiol 2001; 54: 1111-1112DOI: 10.1016/s0300-8932(01)76459-7 AbstractWe present a 7-month-old infant diagnosed with congenital pulmonary vein stenosis. Cardiac catheterization showed two sequential stenoses of the superior left pulmonary vein and balloon angioplasty was performed. The gradient decreased from 20 to 4 mmHg and pulmonary artery pressure from

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Experience with repair of congenital heart defects using adjunctive endovascular devices

John C. Coles, Ilya Yemets, Hani K. Najm, Jeanne M. Lukanich, Jean Perron, Greg J. Wilson, Marlene Rabinovitch, David G. Nykanen, Lee N. Benson, Ivan M. Rebeyka, George A. Trusler, Robert M. Freedom, William G. WilliamsHospital for Sick ChildrenCanada Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995; 110: 1513-1519DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(95)70075-7 AbstractThe use of endovascular

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An alternative method for repair of partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection to the superior vena cava

Herbert E. Warden, Robert A. Gustafson, Thomas J. Tarnay, William A. NealWest Virginia University Medical CenterUnited States Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 1984; 38: 601-605DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(10)62317-x AbstractThe surgical management of 15 patients with partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection (PAPVC) to the high superior vena cava (SVC) is described. This new technique redirects the anomalous pulmonary

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