Multiple anomalous left pulmonary venous connections detected with transthoracic echocardiography

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Jeng Wei¹  Ming-Chon Hsiung¹  Chang- Chyi Lin¹  Huei-Fong Hung²  Tzu-Lin Wang² 

[1] Heart Center, Cheng Hsin General Hospital, No. 45, Cheng Hsin St, Pai-Tou, Taipei, Taiwan;Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

关键词: Transthoracic echocardiography;    Partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection;    Innominate vein;   

Others  :  824651
DOI  :  10.1186/1749-8090-8-130

 received in 2013-01-08, accepted in 2013-05-10,  发布年份 2013

【 摘 要 】

Partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection is a rare congenital anomaly in which one or more pulmonary veins are connected to the venous circulation. The condition is frequently misdiagnosed, and usually identified by transesophageal echocardiography or invasive cardiac catheterization. We present the case of a 26-year-old female with new onset dyspnea on exertion who was diagnosed with the left superior and inferior pulmonary veins draining into the innominate vein via a vertical vein by two and three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography and multidetector computed tomographic angiography.

【 授权许可】

   
2013 Wang et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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