Noriyoshi Ebuoka, Hidetsugu Asai, Sachiko Kimura, Tsuyoshi Tachibana
Hokkaido Medical Center for Child Health and Rehabilitation. Kanagawa Children’s Medical Center.
Japan
Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2024; 32: 314-316
DOI: 10.1177/02184923241256408
Abstract
A 6-year-old boy had previously undergone total anomalous pulmonary venous connection repair and postoperative pulmonary vein stenosis release. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed blood stasis caused by a collision between the inflow from the pulmonary veins and the outflow from the left atrial appendage. A surgical specimen revealed evidence of advanced thrombus attachment. Infra-cardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection with an antler appearance may be a risk factor for thrombus formation in the left atrial appendage and for postoperative pulmonary venous stenosis due to blood flow collision in the left atrium after total anomalous pulmonary venous connection repair.
Category
Stenosis or Obstruction of Pulmonary Veins Following Surgical Repair of Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connections
Other Factors Influencing the Onset, Severity or Outcome of Disease. Altered Blood Flow
Diagnostic Testing. Noninvasive
Year of Publication: 2024
Age Focus: Pediatric
Article Type: Case Reports or Retrospective Observations in Small Groups of Patients (≤10 patients)
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