Congenital pulmonary venous stenosis presenting as persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn

Authors
Holcomb, RG Tyson, RW Ivy, DD Abman, SH Kinsella, JP
Citation
Rg. Holcomb et al., Congenital pulmonary venous stenosis presenting as persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn, PEDIAT PULM, 28(4), 1999, pp. 301-306
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY
ISSN journal
87556863 → ACNP
Volume
28
Issue
4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
301 - 306
Database
ISI
SICI code
8755-6863(199910)28:4<301:CPVSPA>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
Congenital pulmonary venous stenosis (CPVS) has been previously described i n older infants and children, typically manifesting as failure to thrive wi th congestive heart failure and subsequent respiratory deterioration. We re port on 2 cases of CPVS wh ich presented during the immediate newborn perio d as severe persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn. (C) 1999 Wile y-Liss, Inc.