Pediheart Podcast #209: Live From SCAI - Pulmonary Vein Stenosis Therapy With Systemic Sirolimus




Pediheart: Pediatric Cardiology Today show

Summary: This week we play a session of the podcast from SCAI 2022 in Atlanta with Professor of Pediatrics, Columbia University - Dr. Christopher Petit reviewing a recent publication on the topic of systemic sirolimus in concert with catheter interventions for the treatment of pulmonary vein stenosis. Who is a candidate for this sort of therapy? Does systemic sirolimus confer a survival benefit over local stent delivery? Who should be caring for patients with pulmonary vein stenosis? Who is a candidate for transcatheter intervention vs. surgical intervention? Dr. Petit provides the answers in this live session from SCAI 2022. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.04.013