Surgical and Catheter-mediated Interventions for Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Spontaneous neonatal pulmonary arterial thrombosis – cases, mechanisms, and literature review

Ali Abdelhafiz, Alexis L. Benscoter, Sarosh P. BatlivalaCincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.United States Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2023; DOI: 10.1017/S1047951123002639 AbstractSpontaneous pulmonary artery thrombosis in neonates is rare and can be life-threatening. Clinical presentation may mimic pulmonary hypertension or CHD. Further, not all children present with identifiable risk […]

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Results of intravascular stent placement for fibrosing mediastinitis

Matthew E. Ferguson, Allison K. Cabalka, Frank Cetta, Donald J. HaglerMayo Clinic.United States Congenital Heart DiseaseCongenit Heart Dis 2010; 5: 124-133DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0803.2010.00387.x AbstractObjective: Fibrosing mediastinitis is a rare disorder characterized by an excessive fibrotic reaction in the mediastinum which can result in compromise of mediastinal structures. We sought to evaluate short- and midterm results of intravascular thoracic

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Successful pediatric single-lung transplantation with previous contralateral pneumonectomy, using controlled “donation after cardiac death” lung, for congenital pulmonary vein stenosis

Amit Pawale, Michael McKean, John Dark, Asif HasanFreeman Hospital.United Kingdom Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2010; 139: e125-e126DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.06.006 AbstractAbstract Not Available CategorySegmental Pulmonary Venous Disease. Without a Focus on Pulmonary HypertensionSurgical and Catheter-mediated Interventions for Pulmonary Vascular DiseaseLung Transplantation for Pulmonary Vascular Disease Age Focus: Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease Fresh or

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Drug-eluting stents ameliorate pulmonary vein stenotic changes in pigs in vivo

Takeshi Furukawa, Masahiko Kishiro, Hideo Fukunaga, Masahiro Ohtsuki, Ken Takahashi, Katsumi Akimoto, Toshiaki Shimizu, Shiori Kawasaki, Toshio KumasakaJuntendo University School of Medicine.Japan Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2010; 31: 773-779DOI: 10.1007/s00246-010-9695-8 AbstractThe outcome of stent implantation for pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) in children remains poor. Several reports describe placing drug-eluting stents to treat PVS, but their effectiveness remains

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First experience with a new drug-eluting balloon for the treatment of congenital pulmonary vein stenosis in a neonate

Goetz Christoph Mueller, Ali Dodge-Khatami, Jochen WeilUniversity Heart Center Hamburg.Germany Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2010; 20: 455-458DOI: 10.1017/S1047951110000703 AbstractPaclitaxel-eluting balloons are a new and innovative method in the treatment of in-stent stenosis and small vessel disease in adult cardiac pathology. The treatment of congenital pulmonary vein stenosis is difficult to manage, and results in a

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Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection: morphology and outcome from an international population-based study

Anna N. Seale, Hideki Uemura, Steven A. Webber, John Partridge, Michael Roughton, Siew Y. Ho, Karen P. McCarthy, Sheila Jones, Lynda Shaughnessy, Jan Sunnegardh, Katarina Hanseus, Hakan Berggren, Sune Johansson, Michael L. Rigby, Barry R. Keeton, Piers E. F. Daubeney, on behalf of the British Congenital Cardiac AssociationRoyal Brompton Hospital. United Kingdom and Sweden CirculationCirculation 2010; 122: 2718-2726DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.940825 AbstractBackground: Late mortality after repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection is frequently associated with pulmonary venous

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Treatment of pulmonary vein stenosis with expanded polytetrafluoroethylene covered stents

Brent M. Gordon, John W. MooreRady Children’s Hospital and University of California, San Diego.United States Catheterization and Cardiovascular InterventionsCatheter Cardiovasc Interv 2010; 75: 263-267DOI: 10.1002/ccd.22240 AbstractAtrium expanded polytetrafluoroethylene covered stents were implanted in the stenotic pulmonary veins (n = 5) of three patients. Use of this device was feasible in infants and the procedure was well-tolerated

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Comparison of conventional and cutting balloon angioplasty for congenital and postoperative pulmonary vein stenosis in infants and young children

Lynn F. Peng, James E. Lock, Alan W. Nugent, Kathy J. Jenkins, Doff B. McElhinneyChildren’s Hospital Boston.United States Catheterization and Cardiovascular InterventionsCateter Cardiovasc Interv 2010; 75: 1084-1090DOI: 10.1002/ccd.22405 AbstractBackground: Pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a rare and often lethal condition in children. The optimal treatment for congenital and postoperative PVS is unknown.Methods and results: We compared outcomes of

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Percutaneous vascular stent implantation as treatment for central vascular obstruction due to fibrosing mediastinitis

Erin L. Albers, Meredith E. Pugh, Kevin D. Hill, Li Wang, James E. Loyd, Thomas P. DoyleVanderbilt University Medical Center.United States CirculationCirculation 2011; 123: 1391-1399DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.949180 AbstractBackground: Fibrosing Mediastinitis (FM) is a rare complication of infection with Histoplasma capsulatum that can lead to obstruction of pulmonary and systemic vasculature and large airways, often resulting in significant morbidity

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Serum Levels After Everolimus-Stent Implantation and Paclitaxel-Balloon Angioplasty in an Infant with Recurrent Pulmonary Vein Obstruction After Repaired Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection

Matthias J. Muller, Ulrich Krause, Thomas Paul, Heike E. SchneiderGeorg-August-University Göttingen.Germany Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2011; 32: 1036-1039DOI: 10.1007/s00246-011-0054-1 AbstractEverolimus-eluting stents and paclitaxel-coated balloons are used in the interventional treatment of coronary artery disease in adults to reduce the restenosis rate and in small-vessel disease. Both substances are released into the circulation. We report systemic drug exposure

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