Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Congenital pulmonary venous stenosis presenting as persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn

Robert G. Holcomb, R. Weslie Tyson, D. Dunbar Ivy, Steven H. Abman, John P. KinsellaChildren’s Hospital, Denver.United States Pediatric PulmonologyPediatr Pulmonol 1999; 28: 301-306DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-0496(199910)28:4<301::aid-ppul10>3.0.co;2-m AbstractCongenital pulmonary venous stenosis (CPVS) has been previously described in older infants and children, typically manifesting as failure to thrive with congestive heart failure and subsequent respiratory deterioration. We report on […]

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Outcomes after stent implantation for the treatment of congenital and postoperative pulmonary vein stenosis in children

Sowmya Balasubramanian, Audrey C. Marshall, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Lynn F. Peng, Alan W. Nugent, James E. Lock, MD, Doff B. McElhinneyChildren’s Hospital Boston.United States Circulation Cardiovascular InterventionsCirc Cardiovasc Int 2012; 5: 109-117DOI: 10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.111.964189 AbstractBackground: Pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a rare condition that can lead to worsening pulmonary hypertension and cardiac failure in children, and it is frequently lethal. Surgical and transcatheter approaches are acutely successful but restenosis is common and rapid.Methods

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Repair of congenital pulmonary venous stenosis with living autologous atrial tissue

Albert D. Pacifico, Netu Mandke, Lynn B. McGrath, Edward V. Colvin, Roberta M. Bini, Lionel M. BargeronUniversity of Alabama BirminghamUnited States Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1985; 89: 604-609DOI: Not Available AbstractRepair of localized bilateral congenital pulmonary venous stenosis with living autologous atrial tissue was accomplished in two patients, 3 and

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Use of Metformin in Pulmonary Vein Stenosis after TAPVR Repair

Edward C. Kirkpatrick, Michael E. Mitchell, MD, William G. Thilly, Joseph Cava, Aoy Tomita-Mitchell, Elena V. GostjevaChildren’s Hospital of Wisconsin and Medical College of Wisconsin. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. United States Global Pediatric HealthGlob Pediatr Health 2020;DOI: 10.1177/2333794X20958924 AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryClass II. Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with Pulmonary Vein StenosisMedical Therapy. Efficacy or Lack of EfficacyMedical Therapy. Adverse Effects or Lack of Adverse Effects Age Focus: Pediatric Pulmonary

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Maternal treatment with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors during pregnancy and delayed neonatal adaptation: a population-based cohort study

Marie-Coralie Cornet, Yvonne W. Wu, Heather Forquer, Lyndsay A. Avalos, Achyuth Sriram, Aaron W. Scheffler, Thomas B. Newman, Michael W. KuzniewiczUniversity of California San Francisco. Kaiser Permanente Northern California.United States Archives of Disease in Children Fetal and Neonatal EditionArch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2023; DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2023-326049 AbstractObjective: Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) use is common in

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Bilateral disease and early age at presentation are associated with shorter survival in patients with congenital heart disease and intraluminal pulmonary vein stenosis

Sowmya Balasubramanian, Maliha Rehman, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Kathy J. JenkinsChildren’s Hospital Boston.United States Congenital Heart DiseaseCongenit Heart Dis 2012; 7: 378-386DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0803.2012.00647.x AbstractPurpose: Pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a progressive disease that is frequently lethal. We have previously identified neoproliferation of myofibroblasts as the mechanism for progressive intraluminal PVS. PVS occurs in association with other congenital heart diseases

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A prospective phase II trial of vinblastine and methotrexate in multivessel intraluminal pulmonary vein stenosis in infants and children

Maliha Rehman, Kathy J. Jenkins, Amy L. Juraszek, Jean A. Connor, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Muhammad Muneeb, Laureen M. Sena, Steven D. Colan, Terry Saia, Mark W. KieranChildren’s Hospital, Boston.United States Congenital Heart DiseaseCongenit Heart Dis 2011; 6: 608-623DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0803.2011.00574.x AbstractObjective: To determine the safety and efficacy of the chemotherapeutic agents vinblastine and methotrexate in the treatment of children

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Vascular reactivity is altered in the placentas of fetuses with congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Emily J. J. Horn-Oudshoorna, Michelle Broekhuizena, Madhavi S. Harhangi, Sinno H. P. Simons, Alex J. Eggink, A. H. Jan Danser, Irwin K. M. Reiss, Philip L. J. DeKoninckErasmus MC University Medical Center.Netherlands PlacentaPlacenta 2023; 145: 51-59DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2023.11.015 AbstractIntroduction: Infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) often develop pulmonary hypertension but frequently fail to respond to vasodilator therapy, for

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Intraluminal Pulmonary Vein Stenosis in Children: A “New” Lesion

Viviane G. Nasr, Ryan Callahan, Zachary Wichner, Kirsten C. Odegard, James A. DiNardoBoston Children’s Hospital.United States Anesthesia and AnalgesiaAnesth Analges 2019; 129: 27-40DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000003924 AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a rare disorder that leads to progressive narrowing of the extrapulmonary veins. PVS has been reported in both children and adults and in its worse iteration leads

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Pulmonary vein stenosis: Case report and literature review

Reshma Amin, S. Kwon, Y. Moayedi, Neil SweezeyHospital for Sick Children.Canada Canadian Respiratory JournalCan Respir J 2009; 16: e77-e80DOI: 10.1155/2009/791653 AbstractBackground: Pulmonary vein stenosis is a rare cause of pulmonary hypertension, with variable onset and presentation. One or more of the four pulmonary veins can be primarily or secondarily affected. A five-month-old girl presented with respiratory distress,

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