Branching vertical vein with multiple sites of obstruction in supracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection

We present the case of an infant with total anomalous pulmonary venous connection and a branching vertical vein with multiple points of narrowing, draining the confluence into the innominate vein. The embryology and clinical relevance of this interesting anatomy is discussed.

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Published inAnnals of pediatric cardiology Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 72 - 73
Main Authors Sasikumar, Navaneetha, Chidambaram, Shanthi, Subramanyan, Raghavan, Cherian, KoothurathuMammen
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 2014
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects
Blood circulation disorders
Care and treatment
Case studies
Catheters
Coronary vessels
CT imaging
Diagnosis
Echocardiography
Heart defects - congenital
heart development
imaging
Pulmonary arteries
Veins & arteries
venous connection
India
Heart defects — congenital
heart development
venous connection
imaging
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Summary:We present the case of an infant with total anomalous pulmonary venous connection and a branching vertical vein with multiple points of narrowing, draining the confluence into the innominate vein. The embryology and clinical relevance of this interesting anatomy is discussed.
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ISSN:0974-2069
0974-5149
DOI:10.4103/0974-2069.126575