Partial anomalous pulmonary venous return with secundum atrial septal defect: A case report

[摘要] Partial anomalous pulmonary venous return (PAPVR) is a congenital heart anomaly in which some of the pulmonary veins return to the right atrium or one of its supplying veins instead of normally connecting with the left atrium . Oftentimes it is concurrent with a secundum atrial septal defect . PAPVR is typically asymptomatic, however symptoms of pulmonary hypertension can arise at higher degrees of left-to-right shunting. An 80-year-old male presented with exertional dyspnea and was found to have a secundum atrial septal defect on echocardiogram . A subsequent contrast enhanced computed tomography of the chest revealed a concomitant PAPVR.

[学科分类] 生物化学工程

[关键词] Partial anomalous pulmonary venous return;Atrial septal defect;Exertional dyspnea;Chest radiography