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Infantile form of scimitar syndrome with contralateral pulmonary vein stenosis

I. Ricardo Argueta-Morales, Lauren C. Meador, David G. Nykanen, William M. DeCampliArnold Palmer Hospital for Children.United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2010; 31: 550-552DOI: 10.1007/s00246-009-9630-z AbstractInfantile scimitar syndrome (SS) carries significant mortality. Consistent management guidelines have not been well established, and outcomes continue to be disappointing. We present our experience managing an SS patient with complex anatomy […]

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Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection: morphology and outcome from an international population-based study

Anna N. Seale, Hideki Uemura, Steven A. Webber, John Partridge, Michael Roughton, Siew Y. Ho, Karen P. McCarthy, Sheila Jones, Lynda Shaughnessy, Jan Sunnegardh, Katarina Hanseus, Hakan Berggren, Sune Johansson, Michael L. Rigby, Barry R. Keeton, Piers E. F. Daubeney, on behalf of the British Congenital Cardiac AssociationRoyal Brompton Hospital. United Kingdom and Sweden CirculationCirculation 2010; 122: 2718-2726DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.940825 AbstractBackground: Late mortality after repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection is frequently associated with pulmonary venous

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Treatment of pulmonary vein stenosis with expanded polytetrafluoroethylene covered stents

Brent M. Gordon, John W. MooreRady Children’s Hospital and University of California, San Diego.United States Catheterization and Cardiovascular InterventionsCatheter Cardiovasc Interv 2010; 75: 263-267DOI: 10.1002/ccd.22240 AbstractAtrium expanded polytetrafluoroethylene covered stents were implanted in the stenotic pulmonary veins (n = 5) of three patients. Use of this device was feasible in infants and the procedure was well-tolerated

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Role of left atrial hypertension in pulmonary hypertension associated with bronchopulmonary dysplasia

Rachel T. Sullivan, Megha D. Tandel, Shazia Bhombal, Gregory T. Adamson, Derek B. Boothroyd, Michael Tracy, Amanda Moy, Rachel K. HopperVanderbilt University Medical Center. Stanford University.United States Frontiers in PediatricsFront Pediatr 2022; DOI: 10.3389/fped.2022.1012136 AbstractLeft atrial hypertension (LAH) may contribute to pulmonary hypertension (PH) in premature infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). Primary causes of LAH in

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Comparison of conventional and cutting balloon angioplasty for congenital and postoperative pulmonary vein stenosis in infants and young children

Lynn F. Peng, James E. Lock, Alan W. Nugent, Kathy J. Jenkins, Doff B. McElhinneyChildren’s Hospital Boston.United States Catheterization and Cardiovascular InterventionsCateter Cardiovasc Interv 2010; 75: 1084-1090DOI: 10.1002/ccd.22405 AbstractBackground: Pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a rare and often lethal condition in children. The optimal treatment for congenital and postoperative PVS is unknown.Methods and results: We compared outcomes of

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Hypoplastic right lung associated with right pulmonary vein stenosis and systemic collateral

Anant Khositseth, Suvipaporn Siriporpitak, Preecha LaohakunakornRamathibodi Hospital Mahidol University.Thailand Congenital Heart DiseaseCongenit Heart Dis 2010; 5: 76-80DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0803.2009.00324.x AbstractWe present a case of a 6-month-old girl diagnosed as unilateral pulmonary vein stenosis (right inferior pulmonary vein) with dextroposition of the heart, hypoplastic right lung, hypoplastic right pulmonary artery, collateral from the descending aorta supplied right lower

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Cardiopulmonary magnetic resonance imaging in children after lung transplantation: preliminary observations

Lars Grosse-Wortmann, Shi-Joon Yoo, Melinda Solomon, Christopher K. Macgowan, Shaf Keshavjee, Hartmut GrasemannThe Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto.Canada Journal of Heart and Lung TransplantationJ Heart Lung Transplant 2011; 30: 1294-1298DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2011.07.008 AbstractBackground: Lung transplantation carries a guarded prognosis and is burdened by short-term and long-term complications that affect the airway, lungs, and vasculature. In

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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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Serum Levels After Everolimus-Stent Implantation and Paclitaxel-Balloon Angioplasty in an Infant with Recurrent Pulmonary Vein Obstruction After Repaired Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection

Matthias J. Muller, Ulrich Krause, Thomas Paul, Heike E. SchneiderGeorg-August-University Göttingen.Germany Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2011; 32: 1036-1039DOI: 10.1007/s00246-011-0054-1 AbstractEverolimus-eluting stents and paclitaxel-coated balloons are used in the interventional treatment of coronary artery disease in adults to reduce the restenosis rate and in small-vessel disease. Both substances are released into the circulation. We report systemic drug exposure

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Losartan ameliorates “upstream” pulmonary vein vasculopathy in a piglet model of pulmonary vein stenosis

Jiaquan Zhu, HarukiIde, Yaqin Yana Fu, Anouk-Martine Teichert, Hideyuki Kato, Richard D. Weisel, Jason T. Maynes, John G. Coles, Christopher A. CaldaroneThe Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto. Toronto General Hospital. Canada Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2014; 148: 2550-2557DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.07.050 AbstractObjectives: Pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a relentless disease with

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