Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease

The VALEO vascular stent for cardiovascular lesions in children

Caroline Ovaert, Deborah Luciano, Jean Gaudart, Ophélie Boulogne, Anass Assaidi, Issam Kammache, Alain FraisseHôpital de la Timone Enfants.France EurointerventionEurointervention 2015; 10: 1326-1331DOI: 10.4244/EIJY15M01_09 AbstractAims: The VALEO vascular stent is a stainless steel, pre-mounted, open-cell stent. Redilation to large diameters and low profile are advantages in growing children. Clinical experience is scarce. This study aimed to analyse our

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Systemic Embolic Complications of Pulmonary Vein Angioplasty in Children

Jesse J. Esch, Diego Porras, Lisa Bergersen, Kathy J. Jenkins, Audrey C. MarshallBoston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2015; 36: 1357-1362DOI: 10.1007/s00246-015-1165-x AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) carries significant morbidity and mortality for affected children, and its management often requires multiple angioplasty procedures. PVS angioplasty can be complicated by systemic embolic events

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“How to do it”: hybrid stent placement for pulmonary vein stenosis

Kathryn J. Shell, Makram R. Ebeid, Jorge D. Salazar, Ali Dodge-Khatami, Sarosh P. BatlivalaUniversity of Mississippi Medical Center and Batson Children’s Hospital.United States World Journal of Pediatric and Congenital Heart SurgeryWorld J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg 2015; 6: 284-287DOI: 10.1177/2150135114559405 AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is often progressive and severe. Surgical and percutaneous angioplasty are acutely successful;

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Multiple and aggressive pulmonary vein transcatheter interventions as bridge to transplantation in primary diffuse pulmonary vein stenosis

Beatrice Bonello, Kalyani R. Trivedi, Alain FraisseLa Timone, University Children Hospital. University of Chicago. France and United States Catheterization and Cardiovascular InterventionsCatheter Cardiovasc Interv 2015; 86: E190-E193DOI: 10.1002/ccd.25920 AbstractPrimary diffuse congenital pulmonary vein stenosis (PDPVS) is a severe condition with poor prognosis. No therapeutic strategy has been found to be effective in its management to date.

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Evaluation of Primary Pulmonary Vein Stenosis in Children: Comparison of Radionuclide Perfusion Lung Scan and Angiography

Laura A. Drubach, Kathy J. Jenkins, Catherine Stamoulis, Edwin L. Palmer III, Edward Y. LeeBoston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Massachusetts General Hospital.United States American Journal of RoentgenologyAm J Roentgeol 2015; 205: 873-877DOI: 10.2214/AJR.14.13581 AbstractObjective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the utility of radionuclide perfusion lung scanning in the evaluation of primary pulmonary

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Pulmonary Vein Stenosis in a Newborn: A Commonly Overlooked Diagnosis

Nathalie Jeanne Magioli Bravo-Valenzuela, Guilherme Ricardo Nunes Silva, Marcela Pinto VarellaUniversity of Taubaté and Hospital of Taubaté University.Brazil Case Reports in CardiologyCase Rep Cardiol 2015; DOI: 10.1155/2015/870257 AbstractThe diagnosis of primary pulmonary vein stenosis is often overlooked because its symptoms overlap lung diseases and pulmonary arterial hypertension. Its diagnosis may be difficult because the condition is

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The Valeo stent: a pre-mounted, open-cell, large stent for use in small children with CHD

Frances C. Travelli, Patrick M. Sullivan, Cheryl Takao, Frank F. IngChildren’s Hospital Los Angeles and University of Southern California.United States Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2016; 26: 1187-1193DOI: 10.1017/S104795111500219X AbstractObjectives: The aim of the present study was to determine the outcomes of using the Valeo stent (Bard Peripheral Vascular, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America) in small

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Individual Pulmonary Veins Outgrow Somatic Growth After Primary Sutureless Repair for Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Drainage

Hyun-Jin Jung, Ji Hyun Bang, Chun-Soo Park, Jeong-Jun Park, Yu-Mi Im, Tae-Jin YunAsan Medical Center and University of Ulsan College of Medicine. Seoul Women’s College of Nursing. Republic of Korea Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2016; 37: 290-294DOI: 10.1007/s00246-015-1276-4 AbstractIndications of sutureless repair (SR) for pulmonary vein anomalies have evolved from re-operational SR for pulmonary vein stenosis after

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Pulmonary hypertension associated with acute or chronic lung diseases in the preterm and term neonate and infant. The European Paediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease Network, endorsed by ISHLT and DGPK

Anne Hilgendorff, Christian Apitz, Damien Bonnet, Georg HansmannDr von Haunersche Children’s Hospital. Children’s Hospital, University of Ulm. Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades, APHP, Université Paris Descartes. Hannover Medical School. Germany and France HeartHeart 2016; 102 Suppl 2: ii49-56DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2015-308591 AbstractPersistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) is the most common neonatal form and mostly reversible after a few days

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Surgical approaches to pulmonary vein stenosis in pediatric heart transplant recipients: Opportunity for success in a difficult situation

Emilie Jean-St-Michel, Osami Honjo, Cedric Manlhiot, Brian W. McCrindle, Anne I. DipchandThe Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, Toronto.Canada Journal of Heart and Lung TransplantationJ Heart Lung Transplant 2016; 35: 1135-1137DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2016.06.016 AbstractNo Abstract Available CategorySegmental Pulmonary Venous Disease. Without a Focus on Pulmonary HypertensionAcquired Patient Factors Associated with Pulmonary Vascular Disease Age Focus:

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