Congenital Pulmonary vein stenosis - Diagnosis and treatment

  • Dr Navaneetha Sasikumar MD, DM, Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Frontier Lifeline Hospital, R-30C, Ambattur Industrial Estate Road, Mogappair, Chennai, India
  • Dr Indra Kuladhipati Department of Cardiology, Ayursundra Advanced Cardiac Centre, 3rd floor, 3rd building, Downtown Hospital Campus, GS Road, Dispur, Guwahati, Assam, India
  • Dr Sowmya Ramanan MS, MCh, FRCS,
  • Dr Premsekar Rajasekaran MRCP,
  • Dr Raghavan Suramanyan MD, DM,
  • Dr Krishna Manohar Soman Rema MS, MCh
Keywords: Congenital heart disease, Pulmonary veins, abnormalities, physiopathology, surgery

Abstract

Congenital pulmonary vein stenosis is a rare and interesting condition. This disease was classically believed to have an exceptionally bad prognosis. This article reviews the pathophysiology of the disease and advancements in diagnosis and management.

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DOI: 10.17511/ijmrr.2013.i01.04
Published: 2013-03-31
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Sasikumar N, Kuladhipati I, Ramanan S, Rajasekaran P, Suramanyan R, Soman Rema KM. Congenital Pulmonary vein stenosis - Diagnosis and treatment. Int J Med Res Rev [Internet]. 2013Mar.31 [cited 2024Apr.25];1(1):20- 26. Available from: https://ijmrr.medresearch.in/index.php/ijmrr/article/view/5
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