Mechanism of pulmonary vein stenosis in infants with normally connected veins

Iran M. Sadr, Puay E. Tan, Mark W. Kieran, Kathy J. Jenkins
Children’s Hospital, Boston.
United States

American Journal of Cardiology
Am J Cardiol 2000; 86: 577-579
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(00)01022-5

Abstract
We used microscopy, immunohistochemistry, and cell culture to identify the mechanism of restenosis in 4 infants with isolated pulmonary vein stenosis. Recurrent obstruction appears to be due to myofibroblastic proliferation in this fatal disease.

Category
Segmental Pulmonary Venous Disease. Without a Focus on Pulmonary Hypertension
Pulmonary Vascular Pathology
Vascular Cell Biology and Mechanisms of Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Age Focus: Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Fresh or Filed Publication: Filed (PHiled). Greater than 1-2 years since publication

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