Review Articles Concerning Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Plastic Bronchitis in Adult and Pediatric Patients: A Review of its Presentation, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Niel Patel, Mayur Patel, Ravali Inja, Armin Krvavac, Andrew J. LechnerSaint Louis University School of Medicine. United States Missouri MedicineMo Med 2021; 118: 363-373DOI Not Available. PMCID: PMC8343636 AbstractPurpose of study: Plastic Bronchitis (PB) is a rare pulmonary condition characterized by the presence of casts in the trachea or bronchial tree. While there are many individual cases […]

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Pulmonary Hypertension in Congenital Heart Disease: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

Pei-Ni Jone, D. Dunbar Ivy, Amanda Hauck, Tara Karamlou, Uyen Truong, Ryan D. Coleman, Juan Pablo Sandoval, María Jesús del Cerro Marín, Pirooz Eghtesady, Kathryn Tillman, Usha S. KrishnanLurie Children’s Hospitaland Northwestern University. University of Colorado. Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Children’s National Hospital. Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine. Ignacio Chavez National Institute of

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Treatment approach to unilateral branch pulmonary artery stenosis

Gurumurthy Hiremath, Athar M. Qureshi, Jeffery Meadows, Varun AggarwalUniversity of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital. Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine. UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital and the University of California, San Francisco.United States Trends in Cardiovascular MedicineTrends Cardiovasc Med 2021; 31: 179-184DOI: 10.1016/j.tcm.2020.02.001 AbstractUnilateral proximal pulmonary artery stenosis is often seen in the setting of

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Pulmonary Vein Stenosis in Infants: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Meta-Regression

Carl H. Backes, Erin Nealon, Aimee K. Armstrong, Clifford L. Cua, Courtney Mitchell, Usha Krishnan, Rachel D. Vanderlaan, Mi Kyoung Song, Nicola Viola, Charles V. Smith, Patrick I. McConnell, Brian K. Rivera, Jeffrey BridgeNationwide Children’s Hospital and The Ohio State University. Columbia University. University of Toronto and Hospital for Sick Children. Seoul National University Children’s

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Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia: A Review

Nidhy Varghese, Danielle RiosBaylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital.United States Pediatric Allergy Immunology and PulmonologyPediatr Allergy Immunol Pulmonol 2019; 32: 140-148DOI: 10.1089/ped.2018.0984 AbstractEarly pulmonary vascular disease (PVD) and established pulmonary hypertension (PH) are common associations of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). Diagnosis of PH is often made by echocardiography because of technical and logistic difficulties with

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Progress in Pulmonary Vein Stenosis: Lessons from Success in Treating Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Kathy J. Jenkins, Jeffrey R. FinemanBoston Children’s Hospital. University of California, San Francisco.United States ChildrenChildren 2022; 9: DOI: 10.3390/children9060799 AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a rare and poorly understood condition that can be classified as primary, acquired, status-post surgical repair of PVS, and/or associated with developmental lung disease. Immunohistochemical studies demonstrate that obstruction of the large

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Treatment of Congenital and Acquired Pulmonary Vein Stenosis

Patcharapong Suntharos, Lourdes R. PrietoNicklaus Children’s Hospital.United States Current Cardiology ReportsCurr Cardiol Rep 2020; 22: DOI: 10.1007/s11886-020-01395-x AbstractPurpose of review: Pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a rare entity that until the last 2 decades was seen primarily in infants and children. Percutaneous and surgical interventions have limited success due to relentless restenosis, and mortality remains high. In

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Primary Pulmonary Vein Stenosis: A New Look at a Rare but Challenging Disease

Aditya V. Jadcherla, Carl H. Backes, Clifford L. Cua, Charles V. Smith, Philip T. Levy, Molly K. BallNationwide Children’s Hospital and Ohio State University College of Medicine. University of Washington School of Medicine. Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital.United States NeoReviewsNeoreviews 2021; 22: e296-e308DOI: 10.1542/neo.22-5-e296 AbstractPrimary pulmonary vein stenosis (PPVS) represents a rare but emerging,

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Pulmonary Vein Stenosis: Incremental Knowledge Gains to Improve Outcomes

Rachel D. Vanderlaan, Christopher A. CaldaroneHospital for Sick Children. Texas Children’s Hospital.Canada and United States ChildrenChildren 2021; 8: DOI: 10.3390/children8060481 AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis remains a considerable clinical challenge, with high mortality still present in children with progressive disease. In this review, we discuss the clinical spectrum of pulmonary vein stenosis and what is known about the

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Pulmonary Vein Stenosis: Moving From Past Pessimism to Future Optimism

Daniel I. McLennan, Elyan C. Ruiz Solano, Stephanie S. Handler, Joy Lincoln, Michael E. Mitchell, Edward C. KirkpatrickMedical College of Wisconsin.United States Frontiers in PediatricsFront Pediatr 2021; DOI: 10.3389/fped.2021.747812 AbstractPulmonary Vein Stenosis (PVS) is a rare disease with a prevalence of around 1. 7 cases per 100,000 children under 2 years old. Treatment options for this

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