Surgical and Catheter-mediated Interventions for Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Congenital Pulmonary Vein Stenosis: Encouraging Mid-term Outcome

Pradeepkumar Charlagorla, David Becerra, Parth M. Patel, Mark Hoyer, Robert K. DarraghRiley Hospital for Children and Indiana University.United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2016; 37: 125-130DOI: 10.1007/s00246-015-1249-7 AbstractCongenital pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a rare entity with limited outcome literature. Multiple interventional approaches have evolved including surgical and catheterization techniques. Our objective is to report our center […]

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Selective pulmonary artery occlusion to treat hemoptysis associated with pulmonary venous obstruction

Melissa S. W. Yamauchi, Mary Hunt Martin, Harlan R. Muntz, Ronald W. DayUniversity of Utah and Primary Children’s Hospital.United States Respiratory Medicine Case ReportsRespir Med Case Rep 2017; 22: 280-282DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2017.10.005 AbstractHemoptysis may occur in patients with pulmonary venous obstruction and prominent decompressing vessels in the airways adjacent to the affected pulmonary veins. The options for

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Reintervention Is Associated With Improved Survival in Pediatric Patients With Pulmonary Vein Stenosis

Melinda J. Cory, Yinn K. Ooi, Michael S. Kelleman, Robert N. Vincent, Dennis W. Kim, Christopher J. PetitChildren’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University School of Medicine. United States Journal of the American College of Cardiology Cardiovascular InterventionsJACC Cardiovasc Interv 2017; 10: 1788-1798DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2017.05.052 AbstractObjectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate survival following catheter intervention

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Primary Pulmonary Vein Stenosis: Outcomes, Risk Factors, and Severity Score in a Multicentric Study

David Kalfa, Emre Belli, Emile Bacha, Duccio di Carlo, Martin Kostolny, Jukka Salminen, Matej Nosal, Alain Poncelet, Jurgen Horer, Hakan Berggren, Illya Yemets, Mark Hazekamp, Bohdan Maruszewski, George Sarris, Marco Pozzi, Tjark Ebels, Francois Lacour-Gayet for the European Congenital Heart Surgeons AssociationMorgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York-Presbyterian and Columbia University Medical Center. Marie Lannelongue

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Valved reverse Potts shunt in a case of pulmonary hypertension due to pulmonary veno-occlusive disease

Swati Garekar, Talha Meeran, Shyam Dhake, Dhananjay MalankarFortis Hospital. India Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryInd J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2021; 37: 89-92DOI: 10.1007/s12055-020-00993-2 AbstractIdiopathic pulmonary hypertension has a predictably morbid natural history with an absence of a uniformly successful treatment strategy. We describe our palliative surgical strategy in a symptomatic teenager. A 16-year-old girl,

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Extra corporeal membrane oxygenation support for neonatal vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation: Case report

D. Abrahan, N.K. Yeaney, M. A. Hamzah, M. D. Bain, H. k> Najm, S. Q. Latifi, H. S. AgarwalCleveland Clinic.United States Journal of Neonatal and Perinatal MedicineJ Neonatal Perinatal Med 2021; 14: 433-436DOI: 10.3233/NPM-200435 AbstractBackground: The vein of Galen aneurysm (VGAM) is the most common type of arteriovenous malformation in the neonate. These neonates commonly present with

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Transverse sinus dural arteriovenous fistula: a reversible cause of severe pulmonary hypertension in an extremely premature infant

Leah Jordan , Nathan Rodgers, Kari D. RobertsUniversity of Minnesota Medical Center.United States British Medical Journals Case ReportsBMJ Case Rep 2021; 14: DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2020-239544 AbstractNo Abstract Available CategoryClass I. Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with Congenital Cardiovascular Disease Age Focus: Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease Fresh or Filed Publication: Filed (PHiled). Greater than 1-2 years since publication Article Access

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Hepatopulmonary Syndrome and Multiple Arteriovenous Fistulas in a Child with Niemann-Pick Disease

Zeynep Reyhan Onay, Tugba Ramasli Gursoy, Ayse Tana Aslan, Tugba Sismanlar Eyuboglu, Koray AkkanGazi University. Turkey Pediatric Allergy Immunology and PulmonologyPediatr Allergy Immunol Pulmonol 2021; 34: 30-32DOI: 10.1089/ped.2020.1244 AbstractBackground: Niemann-Pick disease (NPD) is caused by abnormal storage of sphingomyelin. NPD may affect the pulmonary system and cause hypoxia. In the present case, both hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) and

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Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation with unexplained cyanosis as the first presentation of hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia, case report, and literature review

Ali Alakhfash, Abdullah Alqwaiee, Abdulrahman Almesned, Zuhair N. Al-HassnanPrince Sultan cardiac Center-Qassim. Sapienza Università di Roma. King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre. Saudi Arabia and Italy European Heart Journal Case ReportsEur Heart J Case Rep 2021; 22: DOI: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytab261 AbstractBackground: Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs) are rare pulmonary vascular anomalies. They can result in right-to-left shunt and,

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Staged Hybrid Approach for Ductal Origin of the Pulmonary Artery in a Low Birth Weight Neonate

Sudesh Prabhu, Shreesha Maiya, Riyan Shetty, Keshava Murthy, Prakash RamachandraNarayana Institute of Cardiac Sciences.India World Journal of Pediatric and Congenital Heart SurgeryWorld J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg 2021; 12: 429-432DOI: 10.1177/2150135118822302 AbstractEarly recruitment of a discontinuous branch pulmonary artery will give the best long-term outcome for congenitally disconnected pulmonary arteries. This may be achieved using a

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