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This and that: management of Tetralogy of Fallot and pulmonary vein stenosis in an infant-a case report

Christopher P. Scott, Kamel Shibbani, Christopher A. Caldarone, Daniel McLennanChildren’s Wisconsin. University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital. Texas Children’s Hospital.United States European Heart Journal Case ReportsEur Heart J Case Rep 2021; 5: DOI: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytab429 AbstractBackground: Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is the most common congenital cyanotic cardiac lesion. Pulmonary vein stenosis occurs much less commonly and remains […]

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Infantile Scimitar Syndrome With Contralateral Pulmonary Vein Stenosis and Refractory Pulmonary Hypertension

Janelle Buysse, Ramya Deepthi Billa, Daniel McLennan, Ravi Ashwath, Aditya Badheka, Madhuradhar ChegondiUniversity of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital.United States CureusCureus 2021; 13: DOI: 10.7759/cureus.17203 AbstractInfantile scimitar syndrome is associated with pulmonary hypertension which can be difficult to manage. We present a three-month-old infant with scimitar syndrome, who eventually developed refractory pulmonary hypertension, posing a significant

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Intravascular Ultrasound for Pulmonary Vein Stenosis Interventions in Congenital Heart Disease

Samantha A. Kops, Danielle Strah, Kwan S. Lee, Michael D. SeckelerUniversity of Arizona.United States Journal of Invasive CardiologyJ Invasive Cardiol 2021; 33: E259-E262DOI: Not Available AbstractObjective: Pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is aggressive, with high morbidity and mortality. Surgical and catheter interventions yield modest success, at best. Refinements in catheter interventions could potentially improve outcomes in this

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Preliminary findings on the use of intravascular ultrasound in the assessment of pediatric pulmonary vein stenosis

Ryan Callahan, Kathy J. Jenkins, Zachary Gauthier, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Diego PorrasBoston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical SchoolUnited States Catheterization and Cardiovascular InterventionsCatheter Cardiovasc Interv 2021; 97: E362-E370DOI: 10.1002/ccd.29264 AbstractObjective: Determine the feasibility of performing intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) in pediatric pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) and investigate whether IVUS can delineate the mechanism of PVS.Background: The use of IVUS in

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Primary pulmonary vein stenosis among premature infants with single-vessel disease

Eli Zettler, Brian K. Rivera, Corey Stiver, Brian Boe, Clifford Cua, Molly K. Ball, Charles V. Smith, Jonathan L. Slaughter, Bernadette Chen, Ryan Callahan, Carl H. BackesNationwide Children’s Hospital and Ohio State University. University of Washington School of Medicine. Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. United States Journal of PerinatologyJ Perinatol 2021; 41: 1621-1626DOI: 10.1038/s41372-020-00830-9

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Secondary Pulmonary Vein Stenosis Due to Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection Repair in Children: Extravascular MDCT Findings

Edward Y. Lee, Sara O. Vargas, Kathy J. Jenkins, Ryan Callahan, Halley J. Park, Zachary Gauthier, Abbey J. WinantBoston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.United States ChildrenChildren 2021; 8: DOI: 10.3390/children8090726 AbstractPurpose: To evaluate extravascular findings on thoracic MDCT angiography in secondary pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) due to total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) repair in children.Materials

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Extravascular MDCT Findings of Pulmonary Vein Stenosis in Children with Cardiac Septal Defect

Edward Y. Lee, Ryan Callahan, Sara O. Vargas, Kathy J. Jenkins, Halley J. Park, Zachary Gauthier, Abbey J. WinantBoston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.United States ChildrenChildren 2021; 8: DOI: 10.3390/children8080667 AbstractPurpose: To retrospectively investigate the extravascular thoracic MDCT angiography findings of pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) in children with a cardiac septal defect. Materials and Methods: Pediatric patients

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Clinical Syndromic Phenotypes and the Potential Role of Genetics in Pulmonary Vein Stenosis

Abbas H. Zaidi, Jessica M. Yamada, David T. Miller, Kerry McEnaney, Christina Ireland, Amy E. Roberts, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Kathy J. Jenkins, Ming Hui ChenBoston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.United States ChildrenChildren 2021; 8: DOI: 10.3390/children8020128 AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a rare, frequently lethal disease with heterogeneous phenotypes and an unclear etiology. Limited studies have

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Patient and Family-Centered Care for Pediatric Intraluminal Pulmonary Vein Stenosis: Case of a 3 Year Old Patient with Focus on Nurse Practitioner Role

Christina M. Ireland, Ryan Callahan, Kathy J. JenkinsBoston Children’s Hospital, Boston and Harvard Medical School.United States ChildrenChildren 2021; 8: DOI: 10.3390/children8070567 AbstractA nurse practitioner’s experience in managing children with intraluminal pulmonary vein stenosis. A case study of a 3-year-old patient with multi-vessel intraluminal pulmonary vein stenosis. CategorySegmental Pulmonary Venous Disease. Without a Focus on Pulmonary Hypertension

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Pulmonary Vein Stenosis in Children: A Programmatic Approach Employing Primary and Anatomic Therapy

James A. Kuo, Christopher J. PetitChildren’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University. Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York.United States ChildrenChildren 2021; 8: DOI: 10.3390/children8080663 AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a difficult condition to treat due to recurrence and progression. In 2017, we developed a comprehensive PVS

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