Youcef Sadou, Matteo Ciuffreda, Giancarlo Crupi
Ospedali Riuniti di Bergamo.
Italy
Cardiology in the Young
Cardiol Young 2006; 16: 398-400
DOI: 10.1017/S1047951106000199
Abstract
A newborn girl with atresia of the common pulmonary vein, presented immediately after birth with severe cyanosis and acidosis. The diagnosis of totally obstructed total pulmonary venous return was made by cross-sectional echocardiography. Subsequent cardiac catheterization failed to demonstrate the site of pulmonary venous return. Necropsy showed the pulmonary veins to be connected bilaterally to an atretic common pulmonary vein. There was no obvious alternative pathway for pulmonary venous return.
Category
Absence or Atresia of Normal Pulmonary Venous Connections
Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with Stenosis or Atresia of Pulmonary Veins
Symptoms and Quality of Life Associated with Pulmonary Venous Obstruction
Diagnostic Testing. Invasive
Length of Life Associated with Pulmonary Venous Obstruction
Pulmonary Venous Pathology
Year of Publication: 2006
Age Focus: Pediatric
Article Type: Case Reports or Retrospective Observations in Small Groups of Patients (≤10 patients)
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