Successful correction of a total anomalous venous connection in a 63-year-old male--case report and review of the literature

Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection is a rare variant of cyanotic congenital heart disease and usually requires surgical correction within the first few months of life. We report midterm results of a 63-year-old male with intracardiac total anomalous venous return into the coronary sinus who...

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Published inCongenital heart disease Vol. 5; no. 5; p. 470
Main Authors Wetzel, Ulrike, Scholtz, Werner, Bogunovic, Nikola, Körfer, Jan, Haas, Nikolaus A, Blanz, Ute, Körfer, Reiner, Kececioglu, Deniz, Horstkotte, Dieter
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.09.2010
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Cardiac Surgical Procedures
Child
Child, Preschool
Echocardiography
Heart Failure - etiology
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial - complications
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial - surgery
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Scimitar Syndrome - complications
Scimitar Syndrome - diagnosis
Scimitar Syndrome - surgery
Treatment Outcome
Young Adult
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Summary:Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection is a rare variant of cyanotic congenital heart disease and usually requires surgical correction within the first few months of life. We report midterm results of a 63-year-old male with intracardiac total anomalous venous return into the coronary sinus who presented with congestive predominantly right heart failure and underwent corrective surgery with unroofing of the coronary sinus and patch closure of the secundum atrial septal defect.
ISSN:1747-0803
DOI:10.1111/j.1747-0803.2009.00372.x