Pulmonary Circulation, Vol. 5, No. 1 (March 2015), pp. 204-210 (7 pages) AbstractPeripheral pulmonary artery stenosis (PPAS) is an underrecognized condition in the adult population. PPAS can lead to ...

We have had the opportunity of studying 17 patients and wish to add our findings to the scant literature on this benign cardiac malformation. We emphasize the fact that this anomaly is more common ...

In pediatric patients considered “untreatable” after failing low-pressure balloon angioplasty for pulmonary artery stenosis, treatment with a cutting balloon is more effective than high-pressure ...

Transcatheter therapy for infants and children with severe bilateral peripheral pulmonary artery stenosis has become safer over the past decades, according to results of a single-center series ...

The use of a stent to repair pulmonary artery stenosis in children and adults with congenital heart disease was successful in the majority of patients, but many also experienced serious complications, ...

The patient was a 660 g African-American male born at 26 weeks' gestation via urgent caesarian section for preterm labor and breech presentation. The mother was a 33-year-old gravida 4 para 2 woman.

A high index of suspicion combined with a meticulous history and physical examination is paramount in the evaluation of patients with pulmonary hypertension. Careful attention should be given to prior ...

Patients without pre-existing coronary artery stenosis (A, B) are at higher risk of adverse effects from acute pulmonary embolism than patients with CAS (C, D). These adverse effects include right ...