Surgical and Catheter-mediated Interventions for Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Reversed valved Potts shunt for refractory primary pulmonary arterial hypertension

Sebastian Michel, Joseph Pattathu, Jürgen Hörer, Fabian A. KariLMU University Hospital. Gernany Multimedia Manual of Cardio-thoracic SurgeryMultimed Man Cardiothorac Surg 2025; DOI: 10.1510/mmcts.2024.120 AbstractThis procedure is carried out via a full sternotomy using standard aortic and bicaval cannulations. For the aortic and pulmonary anastomoses, selective antegrade unilateral cerebral perfusion is used after cooling the body temperature […]

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Systemic Sirolimus Therapy Is Associated With Reduced Intervention Frequency in Pulmonary Vein Stenosis

Alyssa B. Kalustian, Joseph L. Hagan, Paige E. Brlecic, Ionela Iacobas, Rachel D. Vanderlaan, Joseph Burns, Thao T. Wu, Ravi Birla, Sharada Gowda, Manish Bansal, Srinath T. Gowda, Lindsay F. Eilers, Asra Khan, Juan Pablo Sandoval-Jones, Michiaki Imamura, Yishay Orr, Christopher A. Caldarone, Athar M. QureshiTexas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine. Hospital for

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Enhancing the Survival of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: Quality Improvement Initiative With a Multidisciplinary Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Team Approach

Byong Sop Lee Jiyoon Jeong, Euiseok Jung, Ha Na Lee, Heeyoung Kim, Hyunhee Kwon, Soo Hyun Kim, Jung-Man Namgoong, Dae Yeon KimAsan Medical Center, Asan Medical Center Children’s Hospital and University of Ulsan College of Medicine. Republic of Korea Journal of Korean Medical ScienceJ Korean Med Sci 2024; 39: DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2024.39.e300 AbstractBackground: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is

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Radiological evaluation of pulmonary vein obstruction including two examinations by magnetic resonance imaging

W. S. Kim, K. M. Yeon, I. Kim, M. C. Han, J. G. ChiSeoul National University and Children’s Hospital.Repunlic of Korea Pediatric RadiologyPediatr Radiol 1993; 23: 6-11DOI: 10.1007/BF02020210 AbstractCongenital obstruction of the pulmonary vein without anomalous drainage can cause long-standing pulmonary congestion and pulmonary arterial hypertension, and it may include stenosis of individual pulmonary veins and

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Atresia of right pulmonary veins with intact atrial septum and major aorto-pulmonary collateral treated with percutaneous stent implantation and embolization

Gian Paolo Ussia, Maurizio Marasini, Alesandro Rimini, Giacomo PongiglioneIstituto Giannina Gaslini Children’s Hospital.Italy Journal of Interventional CardiologyJ Interv Cardiol 2004; 17: 183-187DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8183.2004.09883.x AbstractUnilateral pulmonary vein (PV) atresia is a rare congenital cardiac malformation with evolution toward irreversible pulmonary hypertension. Pneumonectomy or lung transplant is currently the treatment of choice for such a disease. We describe

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Recurrent unilateral bacterial pneumonias and interstitial fibrosis associated with pulmonary vein atresia: successful treatment with endovascular stent implantation

O. Sacco, B. Fregonese, L. Fregonese, C. Gambini, G. Pongiglione, G. A. RossiI.R.C.C.S. Giannina Gaslini.Italy Pediatric PulmonologyPediatr Pulmonol 2002; 34: 324-328DOI: 10.1002/ppul.10158 AbstractA variety of pulmonary vascular disorders, such as hemangiomatosis, telangectasia, and veno-occlusive disease, may be involved in the pathogenesis of interstitial lung diseases. We describe the case of a girl with recurrent bacterial pneumonia

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Congenital unilateral pulmonary venous atresia: definitive diagnosis and treatment

K. K. Pourmoghadam, J. W. Moore, M. Khan, E. M. Geary, N. Madan, B. J. Wolfson, J. P. de Chadarevian, D. S. Holsclaw, M. L. JacobsSt Christopher’s Hospital for Children. United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2003; 24: 73-79DOI: 10.1007/s00246-002-0220-6 AbstractThree cases of unilateral right-sided pulmonary venous atresia were evaluated over an 18-year period. These bring the

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Echocardiographic Changes in Infants with Severe Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia After Fetoscopic Endoluminal Tracheal Occlusion (FETO)

Catherine M. Avitabile, Sabrina Flohr, Leny Mathew, Yan Wang, Devon Ash, Juliana S. Gebb, Natalie E. Rintoul, Holly L. HedrickUniversity of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2024; DOI: 10.1007/s00246-024-03735-y AbstractFetoscopic endoluminal tracheal occlusion (FETO) induces lung growth and may improve survival in congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH)

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Esophageal varices in association with unilateral pulmonary vein atresia

J. Kevin Harrison, Steven E. Hearne, William M. Baker, Peter Van Trigt, Gil Leidig, Thomas M. Bashore, Martin P. O’LaughlinDuke University Medical Center.United States Catheterization and Cardiovascular DiagnosesCathet Cardiovasc Diagn 1996; 38: 387-392DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0304(199608)38:4<387::AID-CCD14>3.0.CO;2-C AbstractA 27-yr-old woman with recurrent episodes of hemoptysis (and hematemesis due to esophageal varices) was found to have unilateral pulmonary vein atresia.

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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as bridge to transplant in severe pulmonary hypertension

Sophie Kruszona, Khalil Aburahma, Philipp Wand, Nunzio D. de Manna, Murat Avsar, Dmitry Bobylev, Carsten Müller, Julia Carlens, Alexander Weymann, Nicolas Schwerk, Tobias Welte, Bin Liu, Arjang Ruhparwar, Christian Kuehn, Jawad Salman, Mark Greer, Fabio IusHannover Medical School.Germany European Journal of Cardiothoracic SurgeryEur J Cardiothorac Surg 2024; DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezae420 AbstractObjectives: Severe pulmonary hypertension is the leading lung

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