Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Concentric placement of stents to relieve an obstructed anomalous pulmonary venous connection

John D. Coulson, Charles A. BullaboyChildren’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters.United States Catheterization and Cardiovascular DiagnosisCatheter Cardiovasc Diagn 1997; 42: 201-204DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0304(199710)42:2<201::aid-ccd24>3.0.co;2-p AbstractA 9-month-old male with asplenia and complex congenital heart disease experienced progressive stenosis of an anomalous pulmonary venous connection. He developed pulmonary edema and growth failure. Two stents were placed concentrically to relieve the

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Early and long-term results for correction of total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage (TAPVD) in neonates and infants

N. Sinzobahamvya, C. Arenz, A. M. Brecher, H. C. Blaschczok, A. E. UrbanJohanniter Kinderklinik.Germany European Journal of Cardiothoracic SurgeryEur J Cardiothorac Surg 1996; 10: 433-438DOI: 10.1016/s1010-7940(96)80111-4 AbstractObjective: To present our 17-year experience of surgical repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage (TAPVD) in 71 consecutive neonates and infants, with particular emphasis on the role of preoperative pulmonary

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Dual-energy computed tomography to detect early pulmonary vascular changes in children with sickle cell disease: a pilot study

Raphael Joye, Julie Wacker, Duy-Anh Nguyen, Anne-Lise Hachulla, Albane B. R. Maggio, Laurent Cimasoni, Frederic Lador, Marc Ansari, Maurice BeghettiGeneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva.Switzerland Frontiers in PediatricsFront Pediatr 2023; 11DOI: 10.3389/fped.2023.1221977 AbstractIntroduction: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a rare but fatal complication of sickle cell disease (SCD) that is possibly reversible if treated early. Dual-energy computed

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Congenitally absent pulmonary veins–diagnostic pitfalls. Two case reports

P. L. Van der Merwe, N. N. Kalis, R. P. Gie, M. Dumoulin, M. GewilligUniversity of Stellenbosch and Tygerberg Hospital.South Africa South African Medical JournalSo Afr Med J 1996; 86 Suppl 3: C137-C141DOI: Not Available AbstractTwo patients with partial absence of the right and left pulmonary veins respectively are described. Congenitally absent pulmonary veins are

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Long-term results after surgical repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection–hemodynamic evaluation of pulmonary venous obstruction with isoproterenol infusion

Hidetoshi Fujino, Makoto Nakazawa, Kazuo Momma, Yasuharu ImaiTokyo Women’s Medical College.Japan Japan Circulation JournalJpn Circ J 1995; 59: 198-204DOI: 10.1253/jcj.59.198 AbstractTo evaluate late pulmonary venous obstruction following surgical repair in patients with total anomalous pulmonary venous connection, which may be disclosed at high cardiac output but not at rest, a hemodynamic study was performed using isoproterenol

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Current and emerging pharmacotherapies for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension in infants

Matthew F. Pizzuto, Matthew M. Laughon, Wesley M. JacksonUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.United States Expert Opinion on PharmacotherapyExpert Opin Pharmacother 2023; DOI: 10.1080/14656566.2023.2257598 AbstractIntroduction: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a complex condition that encompasses an array of underlying disease processes and affects a diverse population of infants, including those with congenital heart disease, congenital diaphragmatic hernia,

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Pulmonary Venous Gradients in Healthy Controls and Following the Repair of Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return

Michael F. Swartz, Cecilia Meagher, Shuichi Yoshitake, Nader Atallah-Yunes, Ron Angona, Jill M. Cholette, George M. AlfierisPediatric Cardiac Consortium of Central New York. University of Rochester Medical Center. United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2023; 44: 325-332DOI: 10.1007/s00246-022-02986-x AbstractThe percent of children who can achieve a normal and physiologic pulmonary venous gradient and flow following the repair

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Modified L-shaped incision technique for supracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection as an alternative to sutureless technique

Zicong Feng, Zicong, Qiyu He, Jianhui Yuan, Zheng Dou, Dongdong Wu, Yuze Liu, Lu Rui, Fengpu He, Zhongkai Wu, Shoujun LiThe First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University. Fuwai Hospital and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College. The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University College of Medicine.China International Journal of SurgeryInt J

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Modified Gersony-Malm procedure with sutureless technique for postoperative right-sided branch pulmonary venous obstruction after primary sutureless repair

Takahiko Sakamoto, Makoto Takiguchi, Kazuaki Ishihara, Nobuhiro UmeharaMatsudo City General Hospital.Japan Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery TechniquesJTCVS Tech 2023; 20: 153-155DOI: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2023.05.011 AbstractNo Abstract Available CategorySegmental Pulmonary Venous Disease. Without a Focus on Pulmonary HypertensionSurgical and Catheter-mediated Interventions for Pulmonary Vascular Disease Age Focus: Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease Fresh or Filed Publication: Filed (PHiled). Greater

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Progressive pulmonary venous obstruction and pulmonary interstitial fibrosis associated with tetralogy of Fallot

M. E. McConnell, A. D. Pacifico, W. H. Johnson Jr, E. MroczekUniversity of Alabama in Birmingham.United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 1994; 15: 95-99DOI: 10.1007/BF00817617 AbstractStenosis of individual pulmonary veins is a rare condition associated with a very high mortality. The present report is the first known case of progressive pulmonary venous obstruction associated with the tetralogy

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