Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Modified Warden Procedure Using the Concept of Senning Operation: Repair Without Any Patch

Chan-Yang Hsu, En-Ting Wu, Shyh-Jye Chen, Yih-Sharng Chen, Shu-Chien HuangNational Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine. Taiwan Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 2015; 100: 1917-1919DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.04.116 AbstractVarious surgical techniques have been proposed to repair a partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection to the superior vena cava, such as the single-patch, the double-patch, […]

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Twins with alveolar capillary dysplasia with misalignment of pulmonary veins: Strategies for diagnosis and management

Sinead Brady, Usha Krishnan, Anjali Saqi, Diane VargasNew York Presbyterian-Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital and Columbia University Irving Medical CenterUnited States Journal of Neonatal and Perinatal MedicineJ Neonatal Perinatal Med 2024;DOI: 10.3233/NPM-230085 AbstractWe present a case of dichorionic-diamniotic twin females who developed hypoxemic respiratory failure. They were ultimately diagnosed by lung biopsy with alveolar capillary dysplasia with

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Simultaneous arterial switch and totally anomalous pulmonary venous connection repair in a 5-hour-old child, complicated by pulmonary venous stenosis

Yaroslav Mykychaka, Oleh Fedevycha, Andrii Maksymenkob, Illya YemetsUkrainian Children’s Cardiac Center.Ukraine Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic SurgeryInteract Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2017; 24: 809-810DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivw452 AbstractA 5-hour-old boy underwent arterial switch operation and totally anomalous pulmonary venous connection repair. Subsequently developed severe pulmonary venous stenosis was successfully treated with hybrid balloon angioplasty. CatergorySegmental Pulmonary Venous Disease. Without a

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Midterm results after arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries: a single centre experience

Aron Frederik Popov, Theodor Tirilomis, Michael Giesler, Kasim Oguz Coskun, Jose Hinz, Gerd Gunnar Hanekop, Verena Gravenhorst, Thomas Paul, Wolfgang RuschewskiUniversity of GöttingenGermany Journal of Cardiothoracic SurgeryJ Cardiothorac Surg 2012; 7:DOI: 10.1186/1749-8090-7-83 AbstractBackground: The arterial switch operation (ASO) has become the surgical approach of choice for d-transposition of the great arteries (d-TGA). There is, however an increased

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Dilation angioplasty of congenital or operative narrowings of venous channels

James E. Lock, John L. Bass, Wilfrido Castaneda-Zuniga, Bradley P. Fuhrman, William J. Rashkind, Russell V. Lucas, JrUniversity of MinnesotaUnited States CirculationCirculation 1984; 70: 457-464DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.70.3.457 AbstractBalloon dilation angioplasty was attempted in 10 infants and children with severe congenital or operative “venous” obstructions. In five children the obstructions were “vena caval” and followed repair for transposition

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Case Report: Stüve-Wiedemann syndrome-a rare cause of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn

Jessica Jin, Paula Rothämel, Johanna Büchel, Birgit Kammer, Theresa Brunet, Joseph Pattathu, Andreas W. Flemmer, Claudia Nussbaum, Sebastian SchroepfDr. von Hauner Children’s Hospital, University Hospital and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität. University Hospital and Technical University of Munich. Germany Frontiers in PediatricsFront Pediatr 2024;DOI: 10.3389/fped.2023.1329404 AbstractIntroduction: Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) is a life-threatening condition characterized by hypoxemia due

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Utility of simultaneous triple balloon inflation technique through a single 6-French sheath in treating pulmonary vein stenosis

Bassel Mohammad Nijres, Osamah AldossStead Family Children’s Hospital and University of Iowa.United States Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2024;DOI: 10.1017/S1047951123004511 AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis continues to pose significant challenges in children, frequently requiring repeated cardiac catheterisation procedures. This report describes a successful application of a “triple kissing balloon” technique to treat complex pulmonary vein stenosis in two

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Effective control of refractory pulmonary hypertension with iloprost inhalation in an infant with congenital absence of the right pulmonary artery: a case report

Chu=Yuan Hsiao, Wen-Hsien LuKaohsiung Veterans General Hospital. Fooyin University. National Sun Yat-sen University.Taiwan Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2024;DOI: 10.1017/S104795112300450X AbstractUnilateral absence of the pulmonary artery is a rare congenital cardiovascular anomaly that can lead to pulmonary hypertension and poor outcomes. We report the case of a 1-month-old infant with isolated unilateral absence of the pulmonary

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[Congenital stenosis of pulmonary veins: long-term efficacy after intraluminal dilatation]

Fernando Benito BartoloméHospital Infantil La Paz.Spain Revista Española CardiologíaRev Esp Cardiol 2001; 54: 1111-1112DOI: 10.1016/s0300-8932(01)76459-7 AbstractWe present a 7-month-old infant diagnosed with congenital pulmonary vein stenosis. Cardiac catheterization showed two sequential stenoses of the superior left pulmonary vein and balloon angioplasty was performed. The gradient decreased from 20 to 4 mmHg and pulmonary artery pressure from

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Experience with repair of congenital heart defects using adjunctive endovascular devices

John C. Coles, Ilya Yemets, Hani K. Najm, Jeanne M. Lukanich, Jean Perron, Greg J. Wilson, Marlene Rabinovitch, David G. Nykanen, Lee N. Benson, Ivan M. Rebeyka, George A. Trusler, Robert M. Freedom, William G. WilliamsHospital for Sick ChildrenCanada Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995; 110: 1513-1519DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(95)70075-7 AbstractThe use of endovascular

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