Acquired pulmonary vein stenosis as a cause of life-threatening pulmonary hypertension Sophie M. Jaillard, MD, François R. Godart, MD, Thameur Rakza, MD, Arnaud Chanez, MD, Pierre Lequien, MD, Alain J. Wurtz, MD, Laurent Storme, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 75, Issue 1, Pages 275-277 (January 2003) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(02)04115-2
Fig 1 (A) Pulmonary venous angiogram: superior and inferior right and inferior left pulmonary vein opacification was immediate, although the superior left pulmonary vein opacification was slow, showing the small size of this vessel. (B) Perfusion scan demonstrated decreased perfusion of the left upper lobe. (C) Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging showed pulmonary artery (PA) diameter three times larger than aorta (Ao) diameter; the right superior pulmonary vein (PV) was clearly visualized, although the left superior vein was not visualized. Magnetic resonance imaging was performed without anesthetizing the infant and without cardiac gating. (LA = left atrium; LV = left ventricle.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2003 75, 275-277DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(02)04115-2)
Fig 2 Chest radiography of the premature infant at day 1. The umbilical venous double-lumen catheter was introduced through the atrial septal defect into the left atrium, with its end close to the venous–atrial junction. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2003 75, 275-277DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(02)04115-2)