Lung Cancer‐Like Presentation of Pulmonary Vein Stenosis After Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation [PDF]
A woman in her 50s presented with a two‐month history of haemoptysis, dyspnea, cough and weight loss. She had recently undergone radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation. A computed tomography (CT) scan of her chest showed left upper lobe opacity,
Onofre Moran‐Mendoza +4 more
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Dynamic Pulmonary Vein Stenosis After Left Pneumonectomy [PDF]
Pulmonary vein stenosis might be caused by mediastinal migration into the vacated pleural space after pneumonectomy. In a patient complaining of worsening dyspnea in the left lateral decubitus position after left pneumonectomy, transthoracic ...
Motoyoshi Takahara, MD +4 more
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Management of Pediatric Pulmonary Vein Stenosis [PDF]
Pediatric intraluminal pulmonary vein stenosis has evolved into a chronic illness, with improving survival. Although significant knowledge gaps remain, medical providers have found success in the management of patients with pulmonary vein stenosis using a comprehensive multimodality treatment strategy. This review discusses the core principles employed
Ryan Callahan +3 more
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Mortality Patterns in Pediatric Pulmonary Vein Stenosis: Insights Into Right Ventricular Systolic Pressure Associations [PDF]
Background Pulmonary vein stenosis in children is associated with a poor prognosis. However, the cause and risk factors for mortality remain uncertain.
Daiji Takajo +4 more
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Evaluation of Treatment Effect of Sirolimus on Pediatric Pulmonary Vein Stenosis Using a Neonatal Rat Model [PDF]
Summary: A modified neonatal rat model of pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) via bilateral pulmonary vein banding was introduced for the first time, providing a platform for understanding the pathophysiology of PVS and developing treatments.
Debao Li, MD +13 more
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Background Pulmonary vein stenosis or occlusion is a rare but one of the most devastating complications after catheter ablation for cardiac arrhythmias, and surgical repair is an option in severe cases.
Naohiro Wakabayashi +3 more
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Reoperations after the correction of partial abnormal venous return: a clinical case series
Rationale: The surgical procedure for partial abnormal pulmonary venous return (PAPV) implies the formation of a tunnel between the orifices of the right pulmonary veins and the left atrial cavity with the interatrial septum repair.
D. S. Akatov +6 more
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Usefulness of helical computed tomography in diagnosing pulmonary vein stenosis in infants. [PDF]
We investigated the usefulness of helical computed tomography(CT)in the morphological diagnosis of pulmonary vein stenosis, particularly that in infants and small children. In total, 20 helical CT examinations were performed in 10 post-operative cases of
Baba, Kenji +9 more
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Pulmonary vein stenosis presenting as massive hemoptysis, treated with pulmonary veins angioplasty
Two patients with history of cardiac ablation presented with massive hemoptysis secondary to pulmonary vein stenosis. They underwent successful pulmonary vein angioplasty and stenting.
Laura Akiki +5 more
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Pulmonary Vein Stenosis in a Newborn: A Commonly Overlooked Diagnosis
The diagnosis of primary pulmonary vein stenosis is often overlooked because its symptoms overlap lung diseases and pulmonary arterial hypertension. Its diagnosis may be difficult because the condition is progressive and associated with other defects. We
Nathalie Jeanne Magioli Bravo-valenzuela +2 more
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