Surgical and Catheter-mediated Interventions for Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Stent implantation and subsequent dilatation for pulmonary vein stenosis in pediatric patients: maximizing effectiveness

Hideshi Tomita, Ken Watanabe, Satoshi Yazaki, Kohji Kimura, Yasuo Ono, Toshikatsu Yagihara, Shigeyuki EchigoNational Cardiovascular Center.Japan Circulation JournalCirc J 2003; 67: 187-190DOI: 10.1253/circj.67.187 AbstractThe outcome of stent implantation and redilatation was investigated in 4 pediatric patients with 7 stenotic lesions of the pulmonary vein (PV), paying particular attention to late neointimal proliferation. The minimal diameter of […]

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Management of congenital and acquired pulmonary vein stenosis

Eric J. Devaney, Andrew C. Chang, Richard G. Ohye, Edward L. BoveUniversity of Michigan School of Medicine.United States Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 2006; 81: 992-995DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.08.020 AbstractBackground: Pulmonary vein (PV) stenosis, whether congenital or after repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC), continues to carry a poor prognosis.Methods: A retrospective review identified 36 patients who

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Stenting of the vertical vein in obstructed total anomalous pulmonary venous return as rescue procedure in a neonate

Shirley M. Lo-A-Njoe, Nico A. Blom, Regina Bökenkamp, Jaap OttenkampLeiden University Medical Center.Netherlands Catheterization and Cardiovascular InterventionsCatheter Cardiovasc Interv 2006; 67: 668-670DOI: 10.1002/ccd.20715 AbstractA newborn girl with progressive respiratory distress and cyanosis was found to have severely obstructed supracardiac total pulmonary venous return (TAPVR). Stenting of the stenosis provided immediate and effective relief of the obstruction

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Pulmonary vein stenosis following repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection

Eric J. Devaney, Richard G. Ohye, Edward L. BoveUniversity of Michigan. United States Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Pediatric Cardiac Surgery AnnualSemin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu 2006; 51-55.DOI: 10.1053/j.pcsu.2006.02.023 AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis may occur following the repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection and carries a poor prognosis. Conventional surgical therapies have

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Usefulness of cutting balloon angioplasty for pulmonary vein in-stent stenosis

Amanda L. Cook, Lourdes R. Prieto, Jeffrey W. Delaney, John F. RhodesDuke University Medical Center.United States American Journal of CardiologyAm J Cardiol 2006; 98: 407-410DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.02.049 AbstractAfter radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation, patients may develop pulmonary vein stenoses requiring stent angioplasty. The treatment options for when such patients develop in-stent stenoses are poorly defined. The investigators

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Failure of cutting balloon angioplasty to prevent restenosis in childhood pulmonary venous stenosis

Colin J. McMahon, Michael McDermott, Kevin P. WalshOur Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children.Ireland Catheterization and Cardiovascular InterventionsCatheter Cardiovasc Interv 2006; 68: 763-766DOI: 10.1002/ccd.20792 AbstractWe describe bilateral pulmonary vein stenosis in a 5-year-old boy. He initially presented with haemoptysis secondary to left upper lobe pulmonary vein atresia and left lower lobe stenosis and subsequently he underwent left-sided

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Congenital and acquired pulmonary vein stenosis

Larry A. Latson, Lourdes R. PrietoCleveland Clinic FoundationUnited States CirculationCirculation 2007; 115: 103-108DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.646166 AbstractNo Abstract Available CategorySegmental Pulmonary Venous Disease. Without a Focus on Pulmonary HypertensionSurgical and Catheter-mediated Interventions for Pulmonary Vascular DiseaseDiagnostic Testing for Pulmonary Vascular Disease. Non-invasive TestingDiagnostic Testing for Pulmonary Vascular Disease. Invasive TestingReview Articles Concerning Pulmonary Vascular Disease Age Focus: Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease

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Primary pulmonary vein stenosis

D. Byron Holt, James H. Moller, Sarah Larson, Marck C. JohnsonWashington University.United States American Journal of CardiologyAm J Cardiol 2007; 99: 568-572DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.09.100 AbstractPrimary pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a rare entity with a high mortality rate. Relatively little is known regarding predictors of outcome or the appropriate timing of intervention. The Pediatric Cardiac Care Consortium

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Hemolysis during Venovenous ECMO in Neonates with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: A Prospective Observational Study

Lotte Lemloh, Bartolomeo Bo, Hannah Ploeger, Ramona Dolscheid-Pommerich, Andreas Mueller, Florian KipfmuellerChildren’s Hospital, University Hospital Bonn and University of Bonn. Germany Journal of PediatricsJ Pediatr 2023; DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.113713 AbstractObjective: To investigate the incidence of hemolysis and its association with outcome in neonates with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) requiring venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) treatment using a Medos

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Pulmonary vein stenosis: the UK, Ireland and Sweden collaborative study

A. N. Seale, S. A. Webber, H. Uemura, J. Partridge, M. Roughton, S. Y. Ho, K. P. McCarthy, S. Jones, L. Shaughnessy, J. Sunnegardh, K. Hanseus, M. L. Rigby, B. R. Keeton, P. E. F. DaubeneyRoyal Brompton Hospital, and National Heart and Lung Institute and Imperial College.United Kingdom, Ireland and Sweden HeartHeart 2009; 95: 1944-1949DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2008.161356 AbstractObjective: To describe clinical features, morphology, management and outcome of pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS)

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