Segmental Pulmonary Venous Disease. Without a Focus on Pulmonary Hypertension

The natural and surgically modified history of anomalous pulmonary veins from the left lung

Yasuhiro Kotani, Devin Chetan, Jiaquan Zhu, Vijay Anand, Christopher A. Caldarone, Glen S. Van Arsdell, John G. Coles, Osami HonjoHospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto.Canada Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 2013; 96: 1711-1718DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.05.101 AbstractBackground: Reconstruction of anomalous left pulmonary veins (ALPV) requires an anastomosis at a nonanatomic position, posing the potential risk of […]

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Repair Type Influences Mode of Pulmonary Vein Stenosis in Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Drainage

Mauro Lo Rito, Tamadhir Gazzaz, Travis Wilder, Arezou Saedi, Devin Chetan, Glen S. Van Arsdell, Christopher A. Caldarone, Shi-Joon Yoo, Osami HonjoHospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto.Canada Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 2015; 100: 654-662DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.04.121 AbstractBackground: We hypothesized that primary sutureless (SL) repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage (TAPVD) may have a

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Pulmonary vein stenosis: Severity and location predict survival after surgical repair

Mauro Lo Rito, Tamadhir Gazzaz, Travis J. Wilder, Rachel D. Vanderlaan, Glen S. Van Arsdell, Osami Honjo, Shi-Joon Yoo, Christopher A. CaldaroneHospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto.Canada Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2016; 151: 657-666DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.08.121 AbstractObjectives: Pulmonary vein characteristics that influence survival after repair of stenosis have not been defined.

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The Ongoing Evolution of Sutureless Repairs for Pulmonary Vein Anomalies

Rachel D. Vanderlaan, Christopher A. CaldaroneUniversity of Toronto and Hospital for Sick Children.Canada Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgerySemin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2016; 28: 485-486DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2016.06.009 AbstractThe sutureless technique has evolved from an effective treatment modality for postrepair pulmonary venous stenosis to a prophylactic strategy for primary repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection. Although conclusive

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Surgical Approaches to Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection

Rachel D. Vanderlaan, Christopher A. CaldaroneUniversity of Toronto and Hospital for Sick Children.Canada Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Pediatric Cardiac Surgery AnnualSemin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu 2018; 21: 83-91DOI: 10.1053/j.pcsu.2017.11.010 AbstractTotal anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) constitutes a spectrum of congenital lesions whereby the pulmonary veins remain connected to systemic venous vessels

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A successful lung transplant from a 3-year-old donor after controlled cardiac death followed by ex vivo lung perfusion: A case report

Marcos Galasso, Rachel D. Vanderlaan, Melinda Solomon, Christopher Caldarone, Shaf Keshavjee, Marcelo Cypel, Marc de PerrotUniversity of Toronto, Toronto and Hospital for Sick Children.Canada Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2019; 158: e149-e152DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.02.131 AbstractAbstract Not Available CategorySegmental Pulmonary Venous Disease. Without a Focus on Pulmonary HypertensionLung Transplantation for Pulmonary Vascular Disease Age

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Aortopexy for left pulmonary vein obstruction

Yasuhiro Kotani, Toshikazu Sano, Sadahiko Arai, Shingo KasaharaOkayama University.Japan Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2018; 155: e69-e70DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.09.018 AbstractAbstract Not 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 than

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Decompressing extrinsic pulmonary vein obstruction

Rachel D. Vanderlaan, Christopher A. CaldaroneHospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto.Canada Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2018; 155: e71-e72DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.09.128 AbstractAbstract Not 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:

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Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection: Influence of heterotaxy and venous obstruction on outcomes

Zachary A. Spigel, Evan E. Edmunds, Christopher A. Caldarone, Edward J. Hickey, Ziyad M. Binsalamah, Jeffrey S. HeinleBaylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital.United States Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2022; 163: 387-395DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.03.058 AbstractBackground: Previous studies have demonstrated increased early mortality and pulmonary vein reintervention for patients with total anomalous pulmonary

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Sutureless Repair With Extended Atriotomy for Post-Repair Pulmonary Venous Obstruction

Fumiya Yoneyama, Christopher A. CaldaroneTexas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine.United States Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 2022; 114: e177-e179DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.11.022 AbstractPost-repair pulmonary venous obstruction is a common cause of reoperation after total anomalous pulmonary venous return repair. Herein, we report 3 cases of specific type of post-repair pulmonary venous obstruction with eccentric stenosis

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