Use of CT angiography in the diagnosis of total anomalous venous return

Total anomalous pulmonary venous return (TAPVR) is an uncommon cause of cyanotic congenital heart disease in the neonatal period. This diagnosis is often made by echocardiography. We present two cases where echocardiography was not confirmatory. Computerized tomography (CT) scan of the chest and abd...

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Published inJournal of perinatology Vol. 29; no. 6; pp. 458 - 461
Main Authors Lakshminrusimha, S, Wynn, R J, Youssfi, M, Pabalan, M J, Bommaraju, M, Kirmani, K, Carrion, V
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Nature Publishing Group 01.06.2009
Subjects
Angiography
Cardiovascular diseases
Catheterization
Computed tomography
Congenital heart disease
Contrast Media
Coronary artery disease
CT imaging
Diagnosis
Echocardiography
Heart Defects, Congenital - diagnostic imaging
Heart diseases
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Medical diagnosis
Neonates
Pulmonary Veins - abnormalities
Pulmonary Veins - diagnostic imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
United States
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Summary:Total anomalous pulmonary venous return (TAPVR) is an uncommon cause of cyanotic congenital heart disease in the neonatal period. This diagnosis is often made by echocardiography. We present two cases where echocardiography was not confirmatory. Computerized tomography (CT) scan of the chest and abdomen with contrast was performed instead of cardiac catheterization to establish the diagnosis. We suggest that CT with contrast is a noninvasive modality to obtain anatomic details of pulmonary venous drainage in TAPVR when echocardiography is inconclusive.
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ISSN:0743-8346
1476-5543
DOI:10.1038/jp.2008.240