Use of balloon occlusion to improve visualization of anomalous pulmonary venous return in an adult with cor triatriatum

• Published in: Catheterization and cardiovascular diagnosis Vol. 25; no. 4; p. 323
• Main Authors: Papagiannis, J, Harrison, J K, Hermiller, J B, Harding, M B, Armstrong, B E, Ungerleider, R M, Bashore, T M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.04.1992
• Subjects: Angiography, Digital Subtraction - instrumentation; Cardiac Catheterization - instrumentation; Catheterization - instrumentation; Cor Triatriatum - diagnostic imaging; Female; Humans; Middle Aged; Pulmonary Veins - abnormalities; Pulmonary Veins - diagnostic imaging; Pulmonary Wedge Pressure - physiology

Cor triatriatum, although rare in adults, is often associated with anomalous pulmonary venous return. Accurate diagnosis of the pulmonary venous return and its anatomic connections is essential in planning proper surgical correction. This case illustrates the advantage of selective pulmonary artery...