Surgical and Catheter-mediated Interventions for Pulmonary Vascular Disease

A Scimitar Syndrome Variant Associated with Critical Aortic Coarctation in a Newborn

Mirjana Miksić, Faris Mujezinović, Maruša Selič Serdinšek, Miha Weiss, Sergej PrijićUniversity Medical Centre. University of Belgrade.Slovenia and Serbia American Journal of Case ReportsAm J Case Rep 2020; 21:DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.923162 AbstractBackground: Scimitar syndrome (SCS) is a rare congenital cardiopulmonary malformation, characterized by anomalous pulmonary venous drainage from the right lung associated with aortopulmonary collateral arteries and pulmonary […]

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Common pulmonary vein atresia: Importance of immediate recognition and surgical intervention

Siavosh Khonsari, Peter W. Saunders, Martin H. Lees, Albert StarrOregon Health Sciences University.United States Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1982; 83: 443-448DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-5223(19)37282-4 AbstractCommon pulmonary vein atresia is a rare congenital anomaly; all four pulmonary veins drain into a common dilated chamber with no direct connections to the heart or systemic

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Common pulmonary vein atresia. Premortem diagnosis in two infants

Richard E. Hawker, John M. Celermajer, Don C. Gengos, Timothy B. Cartmill, J. Denby BowdlerRoyal Alexandra Hospital for Children.Australia CirculationCirculation 1972; 46: 368-374DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.46.2.368 Abstract (Summary)Two cases of common pulmonary vein atresia (CPVA) are presented. In one, the diagnosis was suspected on clinical grounds, and in both it was confirmed by cardiac catheterization and angiocardiography. Surgical

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An Extremely Rare Variant of Pulmonary Venous Atresia

Yuki Nakamura, Kagami Miyaji, Yurie Miyata, Atsushi KitagawaKitasato University Hospital.Japan Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnnThorac Surg 2016; 101: 2382-2384DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.08.085 AbstractWe describe an unusual case of a newborn with a rare variant of atresia of the common pulmonary vein that was mistaken for total anomalous pulmonary venous connection, cardiac type. The survival of patients with atresia of

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Successful surgical repair of common pulmonary vein atresia in a newborn

T. Suzuki, M. Sato, T. Murai, T. FukudaTokyo Metropolitan Children’s Hospital.Japan Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2001; 22: 255-257DOI: 10.1007/s002460010217 AbstractA 7-hour-old boy underwent an emergency operation with an anticipated diagnosis of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection. The precise diagnosis of common pulmonary vein atresia (CPVA) was made during the operation. A side-to-side anastomosis between the common pulmonary

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Common pulmonary vein atresia: report of three cases and review of the literature

Michael Perez, T. K. Susheel Kumar, Mario Briceno-Medina, Mohammed Alsheikh-Ali, Shyam Sathanandam, Christopher J. Knott-CraigUniversity of Tennessee Health Science Center and Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital.United States Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2016; 26: 629-635DOI: 10.1017/S1047951115002334 AbstractCommon pulmonary vein atresia is a rare and usually fatal congenital anomaly, in which the pulmonary veins come together to form

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Transcatheter closure of Abernethy malformation associated with interrupted inferior caval vein and other systemic venous anomalies

Samir Shakya, Anita Saxena, Sivasubramanian RamakrishnanAll India Institute of Medical Sciences.India Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2022; 32: 337-339DOI: 10.1017/S1047951121002900 AbstractAbernethy malformation is a rare entity. We report a 5-year-old boy presenting with severe pulmonary hypertension in whom Abernethy malformation and inferior caval vein interruption were diagnosed by CT angiography. In addition, the iliac veins were

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Aortopulmonary collaterals: An etiology for pediatric tracheostomy hemorrhage

Joshua A. Stramiello, Tzyynong L. Friesen, Aparna Rao, Kanishka Ratnayaka, John Moore, Howaida El-Said, Matthew T. BriggerUniversity of California San Diego. Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego. United States International Journal of Pediatric OtorhinolaryngologyInt J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2022; DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2022.111123 AbstractObjective: To report a single-institution’s experience of symptomatic aortopulmonary collaterals presenting as tracheostomy tube hemorrhage.Study design: Retrospective case series

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Improving Outcomes in Pulmonary Vein Stenosis: Novel Pursuits and Paradigm Shifts

Rachel D. VanderlaanHospital for Sick Children.Canada Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Pediatric Cardiac Surgery AnnualSeminThorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu 2024; 27: 92-99DOI: 10.1053/j.pcsu.2024.01.003 AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) remains a clinical challenge, with progressive restenosis being common. In the past five years, we have seen an exponential increase in both clinical and scientific publication

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Off-label use of muscular VSD device for closure of a rare congenital portosystemic shunt

Hala Mounir Agha, Shady Mashoor, Mohamed Ghobashy, Antoine AbdelMassih, Hanya Gaber, Hanaa El‑KaraksyCairo University.Egypt Egyptian Heart JournalEgypt Heart J 2024; 76:DOI: 10.1186/s43044-024-00467-5 AbstractBackground: Congenital portosystemic shunt (CPSS) is a vascular malformation in which portal blood drains toward the systemic circulation, leading to pulmonary hypertension.Case presentation: A 10-year-old patient was brought for evaluation because of dyspnea on exertion. Echocardiography

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