Anomalous inferior vena cava drainage to the left atrium with successful staged repair in a 32-year-old woman with arthritis.

Autor: Al-Ammouri I; Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Jordan, Queen Rania Street, Amman 11942, Jordan. iyad72@hotmail.com, Shomali W, Alsmady MM, Abu Abeeleh M, Mustafa K, Massad I, Bustami B, Saleh S
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Pediatric cardiology [Pediatr Cardiol] 2010 Aug; Vol. 31 (6), pp. 912-4. Date of Electronic Publication: 2010 Jun 11.
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-010-9738-1
Abstrakt: This report describes a case involving anomalous drainage of inferior vena cava (IVC) to the left atrium diagnosed when the patient was 32 years old. The tricuspid valve and the right ventricle were small. Successful surgical repair was performed, with significant improvement of the patient's clinical status. The use of exercise testing with pulse oxymetry monitoring aided in the decision of timing for closure of the iatrogenically created atrial septal defect.
Databáze: MEDLINE