Successful repair of obstructed pulmonary venous confluence by the descending aorta in a 43-year-old patient: pre- and post-operative images
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Amir Anwar Samaan; Carin Van Doorn; Hatem Hosny; Mohamed Donia; Mahmoud Farouk Elmahdy
- Source
- Samaan, A A, Hosny, H, Donia, M, Elmahdy, M F & Van Doorn, C 2013, ' Successful repair of obstructed pulmonary venous confluence by the descending aorta in a 43-year-old patient : pre-and post-operative images ', European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging, vol. 14, no. 6, pp. 525 . https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjci/jes306
- Subject
- Adult
Heart Defects, Congenital
Defect repair
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.medical_treatment
Aorta, Thoracic
Physical examination
Pulmonary artery banding
medicine.artery
Internal medicine
Preoperative Care
Female patient
Humans
Medicine
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
cardiovascular diseases
Pre and post
Postoperative Care
Mitral valve repair
Lung
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
General Medicine
Surgery
Treatment Outcome
medicine.anatomical_structure
Echocardiography
Pulmonary Veins
Descending aorta
cardiovascular system
Cardiology
Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease
Female
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business
Vascular Surgical Procedures
Follow-Up Studies
- Language
- ISSN
- 2047-2412
2047-2404
A 43-year-old female patient presented with a 3-year history of progressive dyspnoea (NYHA III). She underwent pulmonary artery banding at the age of 6 months followed by ventricular septal defect repair at 6 years and mitral valve repair at the age of 7. On physical examination, the patient was dyspnoeic on mild effort with a soft …