Surgical and Catheter-mediated Interventions for Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Novel Use of Drug-Coated Balloon Angioplasty to Treat Pulmonary Vein Stenosis

Saloni Agrawal, Kali A. Hopkins, Ali N. Zaidi, Barry LoveMount Sinai Hospital. Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital.United States Journal of the American College of Cardiology Case ReportsJACC Case Rep 2024; 29: DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102613 AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis is challenging to treat due to high rate of recurrence. Multiple interventions exist but are limited by high rates of […]

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Paclitaxel-coated drug-eluting balloon for pulmonary vein stenosis after repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous return with asplenia

Hiroshi Ono, Ryo Mafune, Taiyu Hayashi, Yasushi Misaki, Yukihiro Kaneko, Jumpei Saito, Miki Nagai, Hitoshi KatoNational Medical Center for Child Health and Development. Japan Journal of Cardiology CasesJ Cardiol Cases 2020; 22: 107-109DOI: 10.1016/j.jccase.2020.05.008 AbstractWe used a paclitaxel-coated drug-eluting balloon (DEB) for pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) after repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous return with asplenia.

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Paclitaxel drug-eluting stent placement for pulmonary vein stenosis as a bridge to heart-lung transplantation

Andreea Dragulescu, Olivier Ghez, Jacques Quilici, Alain FraisseCentre Hospitalo-Universitaire La Timone.France Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2009; 30: 1169-1171DOI: 10.1007/s00246-009-9511-5 AbstractCongenital pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) presents as an isolated lesion or in association with other congenital heart anomalies. The most extensive forms of the disease are uniformly fatal because neither surgical repair nor transcatheter therapy results in long-term

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Summary for Clinicians: Clinical Practice Guideline on Interventional Strategies for Children with Progressive Pulmonary Hypertension Despite Optimal Therapy

Ryan D. Coleman, Sarah P. Cohen, Pirooz Eghtesady, R. Mark Grady, David L. S. Morales. Don Hayes Jr., Joseph K. Ruminjo, W. Graham CarlosBaylor College of Medicine. Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Washington University School of Medicine. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Indiana University School of Medicine. United States Annals of the American Thoracic SocietyAnn Am Thorac

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Recanalization and interventional stenting of a closed ductus arteriosus in pulmonary hypertension associated with von Hippel-Lindau disease: a case report

Emine Gülsah Torun, Denizhan Bagrul, Ibrahim EceAnkara Bilkent City Hospital.Turkey Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2025; DOI: 10.1017/S1047951125001374 AbstractPulmonary arterial hypertension remains a progressive, life-threatening condition despite advances in medical treatments. We report the first case of the interventional creation of a reverse Potts shunt by stenting a closed ductus arteriosus in a four-year-old child with

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Surgical resection of diffuse pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs)

Aden R. Falk, Lindsay J. Nitsche, Colleen E. Bontrager, Sarah Bond, Lauren A. Beslow, Alexandra J. Borst, Jennifer Pogoriler, Paul J. Devlin, Elizabeth Goldmuntz, Sunil Singhal, Scott O. Trerotola, Stephanie M. FullerChildren’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. University of North Carolina. United States Journal of Thoracic and

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Transcatheter closure of a huge complex pulmonary arteriovenous malformation with four devices: a case report

Utku Pamuk, Harun Terin, Hazim Alper GursuAnkara Bilkent City Hospital and University of Health Sciences.Turkey Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2025; DOI: 10.1017/S1047951125000575 AbstractPulmonary arteriovenous malformations are abnormal vascular connections between pulmonary arteries and veins, often causing right-to-left shunting. In this report, a 4-year-old boy with low oxygen saturation was diagnosed with a large, complex pulmonary

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Reverse Potts shunt in severe pulmonary hypertension: A 20-year retrospective review

Wei Jiang, Zhongshi Wu, Can Huang, Ting Lu, Haoyong Yuan, Yuhong Liu, Tao QianSecond Xiangya Hospital of Central South University.China International Journal of CardiologyInt J Cardiol 2025; DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2025.133129 AbstractPulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a multifactorial heterogeneous condition characterized by elevated pulmonary artery pressure, leading to increased right ventricular afterload and ultimately resulting in right heart

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Feasibility of Electric Impedance Tomography in the Assessment of Lung Perfusion and Ventilation in Congenital Pulmonary Vein Stenosis

Jenny E. Zablah, Catalina Vargas-Acevedo, Nilton da BarbosaRosa Jr., Omid Rajabi Shishvan, Gary Saulnier, David Isaacson, Gareth J. Morgan, Jennifer L. MuellerUniversity of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and Children’S Hospital Colorado. Colorado State University. University at Albany and State University of New York. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2025; DOI: 10.1007/s00246-025-03816-6 AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis

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Ultrasonographic diagnosis and follow-up of a special type of giant fetal hepatic hemangioma

Xiaoyan Weng, Juan Jiang, Gang WenWomen and Children’s Hospital Affiliated to Ningbo University. China Pediatric RadiologyPediatr Radiol 2025; DOI: 10.1007/s00247-025-06196-4 AbstractWe present a case of giant fetal hepatic hemangioma to illustrate the impact of ultrasound monitoring on treatment outcomes. Prenatal ultrasound revealed cardiac enlargement, leading to a cesarean section. The neonate had multiple vascular anomalies, including

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