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Pulmonary vein stenosis: Etiology, diagnosis and management
Pablo Pazos-López, Cristina García-Rodríguez, Alba Guitián-González, Emilio Paredes-Galán, José Antonio Baz-Alonso, Elvis Teijeira-Fernández, Francisco Eugenio Calvo-Iglesias, Andrés Íñiguez-Romo, Department of Cardiology, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro, Vigo, 36312 Pontevedra, Spain
María Ángel De La Guarda Álvarez-Moure, Department of Radiology, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro, Vigo, 36312 Pontevedra, Spain
Marta Rodríguez-Álvarez, Diagnostic Imaging Unit, Galaria Empresa Pública de Servicios Sanitarios, Hospital do Meixoeiro, Vigo, 36312 Pontevedra, Spain
Author contributions: Pazos-López P performed the majority of the writing and prepared the figures and tables; García-Rodríguez C and Guitián-González A participated in the preparation and the initial review of the manuscript; Álvarez-Moure MADLG, Rodríguez-Álvarez M, Baz-Alonso JA, Teijeira-Fernández E and Calvo-Iglesias FE selected the figures and reviewed the final version of the manuscript; Íñiguez-Romo A coordinated the writing of the paper.
Conflict-of-interest statement: There is no conflict of interest associated with any of the senior author or other coauthors contributed their efforts in this manuscript.
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Correspondence to: Pablo Pazos-López, MD, Department of Cardiology, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro, Camiño dos Cañotais 44, Vigo, 36312 Pontevedra, Spain. pablo.pazos.lopez@gmail.com
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Received: May 29, 2015
Peer-review started: June 2, 2015
First decision: August 22, 2015
Revised: September 5, 2015
Accepted: November 23, 2015
Article in press: November 25, 2015
Published online: January 26, 2016
Peer-review started: June 2, 2015
First decision: August 22, 2015
Revised: September 5, 2015
Accepted: November 23, 2015
Article in press: November 25, 2015
Published online: January 26, 2016
Core Tip
Core tip: Several papers in literature focus either on the causes, diagnosis or treatment of pulmonary vein stenosis. However this is simple yet complete and updated review of all these matters that may guide physician’s decision making when facing a suspected or confirmed case of this unusual disease.