Transcatheter treatment of partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection to left subclavian vein
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Selma Arı; Hasan Arı; Fahriye Vatansever; Mehmet Melek; Tahsin Bozat
- Source
- Türk Kardiyoloji Derneği Arşivi, Vol 48, Iss 8, Pp 771-774 (2020)
- Subject
- congenital heart disease
device occlusion
dual drainage
intervention
pulmonary vein.
Medicine
Internal medicine
RC31-1245
Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
RC666-701
- Language
- English
Turkish
- ISSN
- 1016-5169
Reports of transcatheter treatment for dual drainage of an abnormal pulmonary venous connection are rare. Presently described is the case of a 27-year-old female with exertional dyspnea and a partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection of the left upper pulmonary vein with dual drainage to a vertical vein (VV) and the left atrium. The patient was evaluated with a balloon occlusion test to determine whether closing the anomalous VV connection would increase pulmonary pressure. The results of this test are an important guide to treatment decisions. A 12x9 mm Amplatzer Vascular Plug II device was successfully used to occlude the anomalous pulmonary venous connection using a transcatheter technique. This is a less invasive option than surgical repair and can be an appropriate choice in suitable cases.