Pulmonary Vein Stenosis in a Newborn: A Commonly Overlooked Diagnosis
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 present a case of pulmonary vein stenosis in...
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| description | 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 present a case of pulmonary vein stenosis in a newborn with stenosis of the left-sided common pulmonary vein, diffuse hypoplasia of the superior right pulmonary vein, and atresia of the inferior right pulmonary vein. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-77ea4f4b1fcb4683a425e481ec15e8c82025-02-03T01:03:11ZengWileyCase Reports in Cardiology2090-64042090-64122015-01-01201510.1155/2015/870257870257Pulmonary Vein Stenosis in a Newborn: A Commonly Overlooked DiagnosisNathalie Jeanne Magioli Bravo-valenzuela0Guilherme Ricardo Nunes Silva1Marcela Pinto Varella2Pediatrics Department, University of Taubaté, 12020-130 Taubaté, SP, BrazilUniversity of Taubaté, Taubaté, SP, BrazilHospital of Taubaté University, Avenida Granadeiro Guimaraes 270, Centro, 12020-130 Taubaté, SP, BrazilThe 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 present a case of pulmonary vein stenosis in a newborn with stenosis of the left-sided common pulmonary vein, diffuse hypoplasia of the superior right pulmonary vein, and atresia of the inferior right pulmonary vein.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/870257 |
| spellingShingle | Nathalie Jeanne Magioli Bravo-valenzuela Guilherme Ricardo Nunes Silva Marcela Pinto Varella Pulmonary Vein Stenosis in a Newborn: A Commonly Overlooked Diagnosis Case Reports in Cardiology |
| title | Pulmonary Vein Stenosis in a Newborn: A Commonly Overlooked Diagnosis |
| title_full | Pulmonary Vein Stenosis in a Newborn: A Commonly Overlooked Diagnosis |
| title_fullStr | Pulmonary Vein Stenosis in a Newborn: A Commonly Overlooked Diagnosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pulmonary Vein Stenosis in a Newborn: A Commonly Overlooked Diagnosis |
| title_short | Pulmonary Vein Stenosis in a Newborn: A Commonly Overlooked Diagnosis |
| title_sort | pulmonary vein stenosis in a newborn a commonly overlooked diagnosis |
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