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Partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection in a 72-year-old woman: A case report.

Lucas Molinari Veloso da SilveiraMiguel GusFelipe Soares TorresFlávio Danni FuchsSandra Costa Fuchs
Published in: SAGE open medical case reports (2018)
Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection is a congenital abnormality characterized by drainage of one or more, but not all, pulmonary veins to the right atrium or to one of the systemic veins. This pathology has low prevalence, although it probably is underestimated and is rarely diagnosed in adults. This report describes a case of a 72-year-old woman with long-term worsening shortness of breath and elevated pulmonary artery systolic pressure in which Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection was occasionally diagnosed through imaging methods.
Keyphrases
  • pulmonary hypertension
  • pulmonary artery
  • pulmonary arterial hypertension
  • coronary artery
  • inferior vena cava
  • heart failure
  • high resolution
  • risk factors
  • left ventricular