Diagnostic Testing for Pulmonary Vascular Disease. Non-invasive Testing

Hironori Matsuhisa, Yoshihiro Oshima, Tomonori Higuma, Shunsuke Matsushima, Shota Hasegawa, Yuson Wada, Michio Matsuoka, Toshikatsu TanakaKobe Children’s Hospital.Japan European Journal of Cardiothoracic SurgeryEur J Cardiothorac Surg 2020; 58: 237-245DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezaa028 AbstractObjectives: We used computed tomographic angiography (CTA)-based surgical planning to clarify the anatomical indications of sutureless repair technique for total anomalous pulmonary venous connection. The mid-term impact […]

Jeffrey F. Smallhorn, Helder Pauperio, Lee Benson, Robert M. Freedom, Richard D. RoweHospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto.Canada American Heart JournalAm Heart J 1985; 110: 483-486DOI: 10.1016/0002-8703(85)90174-7 AbstractStenosis of the individual pulmonary veins is a rare condition, often presenting as recurrent pneumonia. Apart from radiologic features suggestive of pulmonary venous congestion, cardiac catheterization and angiocardiography have

Lars Grosse-Wortmann, Abdulmajeed Al-Otay, Hyun Woo Goo, Christopher K. Macgowan, John G. Coles, Leland N. Benson, Andrew N. Redington, Shi-Joon YooHospital for Sick Children and The University of Toronto.Canada Journal of the American College of CardiologyJ Am Coll Cardiol 2007; 49: 993-1002DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.09.052 AbstractPulmonary vein pathologies often present a diagnostic challenge. Among the different imaging modalities

Jeffrey F. Smallhorn, Patricia Burroughs, G. Wilson, John Coles, David L. Gilday, Robert M. FreedomHospital for Sick Children.Canada CirculationCirculation 1987; 76: 298-305DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.76.2.298 AbstractThe role of combined two-dimensional and pulsed Doppler echocardiography in the postoperative assessment of patients with total anomalous pulmonary venous connection was evaluated. Twenty-two cases with a median age of 9.5 weeks at