Researchers found that endothelial cells lining the veins in lungs contribute to repair of blood vessels after lung injury. Veins in the lungs, or pulmonary veins, play a critical role not only in ...

Recent studies have provided important information on the nature of PV electrophysiology and of the role of the PVs in initiation and maintenance of AF. Reentry is responsible for the majority of ...

There was no evidence of anomalous pulmonary venous drainage. Her trans-thoracic echocardiogram demonstrated a severely dilated left atrium and residual left-to-right shunting across her interatrial ...

What is total anomalous pulmonary venous return (TAPVR)? Total anomalous pulmonary venous return (TAPVR) is a congenital heart defect. This means that your child is born with it. It happens as the ...

What is pulmonary stenosis in children? Pulmonary stenosis is a birth defect of the heart (congenital). It can happen when the pulmonary valve doesn’t grow as it should in a baby during the first 8 ...

In total, 19.6% of studied patients had Down syndrome. Other genetic or chromosomal disorders were present among 8.6% of studied patients. There was a statistically significant difference between ...