Asymptomatic Pulmonary Vein Stenosis: Hemodynamic Adaptation and Successful Ablation [PDF]
Case Reports in Cardiology, 2016 Pulmonary vein stenosis is a well-established possible complication following an atrial fibrillation ablation of pulmonary veins. Symptoms of pulmonary vein stenosis range from asymptomatic to severe exertional dyspnea.
John J. Lee, Denis Weinberg, Rishi Anand
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Pulmonary Vein Stenosis in a Newborn: A Commonly Overlooked Diagnosis [PDF]
Case Reports in Cardiology, 2015 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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Pulmonary Vein Stenosis—Evolving Surgical Management of a Challenging Disease
Children, 2021 Pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is an extremely challenging clinical problem in congenital heart disease. It has traditionally required multimodal therapy given its complex underlying pathophysiology.
Eric N. Feins +2 more
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Pulmonary vein stenosis and the pathophysiology of “upstream” pulmonary veins [PDF]
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2014 Surgical and catheter-based interventions on pulmonary veins are associated with pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS), which can progress diffusely through the "upstream" pulmonary veins. The mechanism has been rarely studied. We used a porcine model of PVS to assess disease progression with emphasis on the potential role of endothelial-mesenchymal transition
Kato, Hideyuki +16 more
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A case report of acute pulmonary vein stenosis
Journal of Acute Disease, 2018 Hemoptysis is a common emergency symptom for pulmonary embolism. It's important to differential diagnosis for this symptom. This article reports a case of pulmonary vein stenosis. The patient was transferred to a number of hospitals for medical treatment,
Xin-Yan Huang +3 more
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Dynamic Pulmonary Vein Stenosis After Left Pneumonectomy
JACC: Case ReportsPulmonary 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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Aspiration Is Associated with Poor Treatment Response in Pediatric Pulmonary Vein Stenosis
Children, 2021 Intraluminal pulmonary vein stenosis is a disease with significant morbidity and mortality, though recent progress has been made using multimodal therapy with antiproliferative agents.
Maria Niccum +3 more
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The many faces and outcomes of pulmonary vein stenosis in early childhood. [PDF]
, 2021 Pulmonary vein stenosis is a rare and poorly understood condition causing obstruction of the large pulmonary veins and of blood flow from the lungs to the left atrium.
Tilman Humpl +5 more
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Progressive pulmonary vein stenosis in down syndrome infant: A rare cause of pulmonary hypertension [PDF]
, 2018 Pulmonary veins stenosis in a Down Syndrome infant with normal connection pulmonary vein is rare and precise incidence of this disease is unknown. We report a case of progressive multiple pulmonary vein stenosis in a Down Syndrome infant with congenital ...
Sirisani, Joyce Darshinee Dom +1 more
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Pulmonary vein stenosis presenting as massive hemoptysis, treated with pulmonary veins angioplasty
Clinical Case Reports, 2022 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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