title: Mechanism of pulmonary vein stenosis in infants with normally connected veins.
abstract: We used microscopy, immunohistochemistry, and cell culture to identify the mechanism of restenosis in 4 infants with isolated pulmonary vein stenosis. Recurrent obstruction appears to be due to myofibroblastic proliferation in this fatal disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Sadr
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Kieran
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Jenkins
mesh_terms: D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology*