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Ways to treat PVS

There are different ways to treat PVS and what treatment a child receives depends on the number of veins involved, the severity of the disease, where the stenosis is located in the vein the stenosis  along with many other factors. Sometimes, the best way to treat the pulmonary vein stenosis is not clear.

The main treatment approaches for PVS are surgery or catheter based interventions. During a child's life, a child can sometimes have multiple surgeries and multiple catheter based interventions. 

There are medical therapies to treat the symptoms of pulmonary vein stenosis.  Sometimes a child will receive medicines that decrease the amount of fluid in the body ( a diuretic) and sometimes they will receive a medicine to relax the pulmonary arteries.  These medicines do not cure pulmonary vein stenosis.  

There are new medicines that are being tested to try to treat the disease in the pulmonary veins. It is unknown if these therapies will slow the progression of pulmonary vein stenosis. 

Some children may receive a lung transplant if their pulmonary vein stenosis is very severe. A lung transplant is a big procedure and sometimes a child can die waiting for a lung transplant.

Some children's disease may be very severe and there are no active treatment, but rather supportive care.

​Click on the links below to explore different treatment options available. Talk to your treating doctor to find out which treatments work best for your child.

Surgery

​Catheter Based Interventions

​Medical Therapies

​Lung Transplant
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  • Home
    • About PVS Network
    • Participating institutions
    • Creating Hope
  • Parents
    • About PVS
    • Clinical tests >
      • Echocardiography
      • CT Scan
      • MRI Scan
      • Heart catheterization
      • Lung perfusion scan
    • Treatment options >
      • Surgery
      • Catheter based intervention
      • Medical therapy
      • Lung transplant
      • Palliative care
    • Frequently asked questions
    • Links
  • Clinicians
    • PVS: outcomes and pathophysiology
    • Clinical Care for Children with PVS >
      • Treatment options >
        • Surgical Options
        • Catheter based interventions
        • Medical therapies
        • Transplantation
        • Palliative Care
      • Surveillance imaging
    • Clinical Scenarios: tough decisions
    • Clinical Trials and Research
  • Research
    • PVS Network Registry >
      • PVS Registry Image Guide
      • PVS data collection forms 2017
    • PVS Clinical Research
    • Recently Published
  • Contact Us
    • Ways to Donate
    • Links to Related Sites
    • Newsletters
  • PVS Awareness
    • T- shirt Campaign
    • Knowledge is Hope
    • TEAM PVS!
    • Resolution
    • Superhero
    • Donate Life Month
    • Supermom
    • Sibling
    • PVS Aware
    • Life is a beautiful ride