Sometimes Surgery is the Only Way to Make a Diagnosis and Treat the Patient: A Case of Congenital Partial Absence of Pericardium [PDF]
Introduction: A 47-year-old Caucasian woman with a past medical history of multiple ablative procedures for supraventricular arrhythmias and pacemaker implantation presented with increasing shortness of breath.
Phivos Costas Symeonides
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Cryobiopsy in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Vein Stenosis After Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: A Case Report [PDF]
Pulmonary vein stenosis—a complication of atrial fibrillation ablation unfamiliar to most pulmonologists—was identified in a 42‐year‐old man who presented with haemoptysis.
Kenya Sato +3 more
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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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Pulmonary Vein Stenosis: A Review
Pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is an extremely rare and lethal disease caused by multiple etiologies. PVS has a bimodal distribution in the population, affecting children and adults.
Mengfei Jia +9 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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Pulmonary vein stenosis: Treatment and challenges [PDF]
Rachel D, Vanderlaan +4 more
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Pulmonary Vein Stenosis: Incremental Knowledge Gains to Improve Outcomes
Pulmonary vein stenosis remains a considerable clinical challenge, with high mortality still present in children with progressive disease. In this review, we discuss the clinical spectrum of pulmonary vein stenosis and what is known about the etiology ...
Rachel D. Vanderlaan +1 more
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