Diagnostic Testing for Pulmonary Vascular Disease. Non-invasive Testing

Echocardiographic Changes in Infants with Severe Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia After Fetoscopic Endoluminal Tracheal Occlusion (FETO)

Catherine M. Avitabile, Sabrina Flohr, Leny Mathew, Yan Wang, Devon Ash, Juliana S. Gebb, Natalie E. Rintoul, Holly L. HedrickUniversity of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2024; DOI: 10.1007/s00246-024-03735-y AbstractFetoscopic endoluminal tracheal occlusion (FETO) induces lung growth and may improve survival in congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) […]

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[Congenital unilateral pulmonary vein atresia: imaging findings]

I. Artero Muñoz, F. Serrano Puche, M. I. Padín Marín, F. Serrano RamosHospital Regional Universitario Carlos Haya.Spain RagiologíaRadiología 2008; 50: 82-85DOI: 10.1016/s0033-8338(08)71934-9 AbstractCongenital unilateral pulmonary vein atresia is a very rare anomaly that generally presents during childhood or adolescence as recurrent episodes of pulmonary infections or hemoptysis. Its presentation in adults is highly exceptional. We describe

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Hemoptysis: a rare cause can be related to a bronchial varix due to pulmonary venous obstruction

Sheldon Wiebe, Ian Maclusky, David Manson, Stephanie Holowka, Shi-Joon YooHospital for Sick Children.Canada Pediatric RadiologyPediatr Radiol 2003; 33: 884-886DOI: 10.1007/s00247-003-0971-0 AbstractBronchial varices, which have rarely been described in the radiology literature, can be the result of pulmonary venous obstruction and may present with hemoptysis. This case is an illustration of this rare condition, which correlates CT

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Capnodynamic determination of end-expiratory lung volume in a porcine model of hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction

Aron Törnwall, Mats Wallin, Magnus Hallbäck, Per-Arne Lönnqvist, Jacob KarlssonKarolinska University Hospital. Sweden Journal of Clinical Monitoring and ComputingJ Clin Monit and Comput 2024; DOI: 10.1007/s10877-024-01251-1 AbstractPurpose: The capnodynamic method, End Expiratory Lung Volume CO2 (EELV-CO2), utilizes exhaled carbon dioxide analysis to estimate End-Expiratory Lung Volume (EELV) and has been validated in both normal lungs and lung injury

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CT angiography of mildly symptomatic, isolated, unilateral right pulmonary vein atresia

Mindaugas Mataciunas, Lina Gumbiene, Sigitas Cibiras, Virgilijus Tarutis, Algirdas E. TamosiunasVilnius University.Lithuania Pediatric RadiologyPediatr Radiol 2009; 39: 1087-1090DOI: 10.1007/s00247-009-1291-9 AbstractWe report a mildly symptomatic 12-year-old boy with a very rare congenital anomaly-isolated unilateral pulmonary vein atresia. Diagnosis was made using CT angiography and its role in diagnosis is discussed. CategorySegmental Pulmonary Venous Disease. Without a Focus

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Congenital localized stenosis of the pulmonary veins

M. Henry, J. C. Hoeffel, C. PernotHospital Jeanne d’Arc.France Pediatric RadiologyPediatr Radiol 1975; 4: 49-52DOI: 10.1007/BF00978821 AbstractOne case of localized stenosis of the extrapulmonary portion of pulmonary veins is reported in a 3 years old child. The chest X-Ray showed a rounded and pulsatile opacification over the right hilum and on angiocardiography the right superior pulmonary

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Unilateral pulmonary vein atresia

Leonard E. Swischuk, Philippe L’HeureuxUniversityb of Texas Medical Branch. University of Minnesota Medical School.United States American Journal of RoentgenologyAJR Am J Roentgenol 1980; 135: 667-672DOI: 10.2214/ajr.135.4.667 AbstractThree cases of unilateral pulmonary vein atresia in children are described. The findings in all three cases were similar and consisted of hemoptysis, recurrent pulmonary infections, and a normal size

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Congenital unilateral pulmonary vein atresia: radiologic findings in three adult patients

Laura E. Heyneman, Robert L. Nolan, J. Kevin Harrison, H. Page McAdamsDuke University Medical Center.United States American Journal of RoentgenologyAJR Am J Roentgenol 2001; 177: 681-685DOI: 10.2214/ajr.177.3.1770681 AbstractObjective: The purpose of our study is to describe the radiologic findings of adult patients presenting with congenital unilateral pulmonary vein atresia.Conclusion: Chest radiography in affected patients typically reveals a small

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Case report: Isolated unilateral pulmonary vein atresia diagnosed on 128-slice multidetector CT

Rashmi Dixit, Jyoti Kumar, Veena Chowdhury, Krishnan Rajeshwari, Gulshan Rai SethiMaulana Azad Medical College.India Indian Journal of Radiology and ImagingInd J Radiol Imag 2011; 21: 253-256DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.90681 AbstractUnilateral pulmonary venous atresia is an uncommon entity that is generally believed to be congenital. Most patients present in infancy or childhood with recurrent chest infections or hemoptysis. Pulmonary

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Asymptomatic adults with isolated, unilateral right pulmonary vein atresia: multidetector CT findings

Y. Kim, I. R. Yoo, M. I. Ahn, D. H. HanEwha Womans University.Republic of Korea British Journal of RadiologyBr J Radiol 2011; 84: e109-e113DOI: 10.1259/bjr/51344661 AbstractWe report two cases of a very rare congenital anomaly, i.e. isolated unilateral pulmonary vein atresia. The patients were asymptomatic and the diagnosis was made using multidetector CT (MDCT), which also

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