Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Management of congenital and acquired pulmonary vein stenosis

Eric J. Devaney, Andrew C. Chang, Richard G. Ohye, Edward L. BoveUniversity of Michigan School of Medicine.United States Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 2006; 81: 992-995DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.08.020 AbstractBackground: Pulmonary vein (PV) stenosis, whether congenital or after repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC), continues to carry a poor prognosis.Methods: A retrospective review identified 36 patients who […]

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Stenting of the vertical vein in obstructed total anomalous pulmonary venous return as rescue procedure in a neonate

Shirley M. Lo-A-Njoe, Nico A. Blom, Regina Bökenkamp, Jaap OttenkampLeiden University Medical Center.Netherlands Catheterization and Cardiovascular InterventionsCatheter Cardiovasc Interv 2006; 67: 668-670DOI: 10.1002/ccd.20715 AbstractA newborn girl with progressive respiratory distress and cyanosis was found to have severely obstructed supracardiac total pulmonary venous return (TAPVR). Stenting of the stenosis provided immediate and effective relief of the obstruction

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Pulmonary vein stenosis following repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection

Eric J. Devaney, Richard G. Ohye, Edward L. BoveUniversity of Michigan. United States Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Pediatric Cardiac Surgery AnnualSemin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu 2006; 51-55.DOI: 10.1053/j.pcsu.2006.02.023 AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis may occur following the repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection and carries a poor prognosis. Conventional surgical therapies have

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Corrigendum: Case report: Selexipag in pediatric pulmonary hypertension: initiation, transition, and titration

Jenna M. Faircloth, Neelam D. Bhatt, Corey A. Chartan, Ryan D. Coleman, Natalie Villafranco, Fadel E. Ruiz, Raysa Morales-Demori, Elise Whalen, Erin Ely, Rozmeen Fombin, Nidhy P. VargheseTexas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine.United States Frontiers in PediatricsFront Pediatr 2023; 11DOI: 10.3389/fped.2023.1275389 AbstractThis corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fped.2023.1050508. CategoryClass I. Idiopathic Pulmonary HypertensionClass I. Heritable

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Mid-Systolic Notching of the Pulmonary Valve Doppler Signal is Highly Associated with Pulmonary Hypertension

Robert W. Loar, Christopher Tsao, Fadeke Ogunyankin, J. Kevin Wilkes, Dennis VanLoozen, Deborah Shutte, Adrian DyerCook Children’s Medical Center. TCU Burnett School of Medicine. United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2023; DOI: 10.1007/s00246-023-03285-9 AbstractMid-systolic notching (MSN) of the pulmonary valve Doppler signal represents a reflected systolic pressure wave from the pulmonary vasculature and is often seen in

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Failure of cutting balloon angioplasty to prevent restenosis in childhood pulmonary venous stenosis

Colin J. McMahon, Michael McDermott, Kevin P. WalshOur Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children.Ireland Catheterization and Cardiovascular InterventionsCatheter Cardiovasc Interv 2006; 68: 763-766DOI: 10.1002/ccd.20792 AbstractWe describe bilateral pulmonary vein stenosis in a 5-year-old boy. He initially presented with haemoptysis secondary to left upper lobe pulmonary vein atresia and left lower lobe stenosis and subsequently he underwent left-sided

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Primary pulmonary vein stenosis

D. Byron Holt, James H. Moller, Sarah Larson, Marck C. JohnsonWashington University.United States American Journal of CardiologyAm J Cardiol 2007; 99: 568-572DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.09.100 AbstractPrimary pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a rare entity with a high mortality rate. Relatively little is known regarding predictors of outcome or the appropriate timing of intervention. The Pediatric Cardiac Care Consortium

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Pulmonary vein stenosis: prematurity and associated conditions

David M. Drossner, Dennis W. Kim, Kevin O. Maher, William T. MahleEmory University School of Medicine.United States PediatricsPediatrics 2008; 122: e656-e661DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-0075 AbstractObjective: Pulmonary vein stenosis is a rare, although often lethal, anomaly. Risk factors for the diagnosis of pulmonary vein stenosis are poorly characterized. In this study we sought to identify factors associated with pulmonary vein

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Pathological findings in congenital diaphragmatic hernia on necropsy studies: A single-center case series

Chu-Yi Meng, Ji-Zhen Zou, Ying Wang, Yan-Dong Wei, Jing-Na Li, Chao Liu, Zhong Feng, Ling-Ling Cai, Ping Xiao, Li-Shang MaChildren’s Hospital of Capital Institute of Pediatrics and Graduate School of Peking Union Medical College.China Pediatric PulmonologyPediatr Pulmonol 2023; 58: 2628-2636DOI: 10.1002/ppul.26565 AbstractIntroduction: Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is associated with high mortality rates and significant pulmonary morbidities. The

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Human pulmonary microvascular endothelial cell DDAH1-mediated nitric oxide production promotes pulmonary smooth muscle cell apoptosis in co-culture

Hanadi Almazroue, Yi Lin, Leif D. Nelin, John C. Barba II, Avante D. Milton, Jennifer K. TrittmannAbigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. The Ohio State University College of Medicine.United States American Journal of Physiol Lung Cellular and Molecular PhysiologyAm J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2023; 325: L360-L367DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00433.2021 AbstractBronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is the

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