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Case Report

Specific Echocardiographic Findings Useful for the Diagnosis of Common Pulmonary Vein Atresia

by
Hiroyuki Nagasawa
* and
Kazuhiro Hirata
Department of Neonatology, Gifu Prefectural General Medical Center, Gifu, Japan
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Pediatr. Rep. 2015, 7(4), 6228; https://doi.org/10.4081/pr.2015.6228
Submission received: 1 October 2015 / Accepted: 19 October 2015 / Published: 9 December 2015

Abstract

In this paper, we report a case of common pulmonary vein atresia, which is a very rare disease characterized by cyanosis, heart failure and pulmonary hypertension. Reverse flow in the pulmonary artery at end-diastole as well as in the isthmus of the aorta from early systole to end-diastole detected by echocardiography were found to be specific features useful in diagnosing the disease.
Keywords: Common pulmonary vein atresia; echocardiography; anomalous pulmonary artery flow; anomalous aortic flow; total anomalous pulmonary venous connection Common pulmonary vein atresia; echocardiography; anomalous pulmonary artery flow; anomalous aortic flow; total anomalous pulmonary venous connection

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Nagasawa, H.; Hirata, K. Specific Echocardiographic Findings Useful for the Diagnosis of Common Pulmonary Vein Atresia. Pediatr. Rep. 2015, 7, 6228. https://doi.org/10.4081/pr.2015.6228

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Nagasawa H, Hirata K. Specific Echocardiographic Findings Useful for the Diagnosis of Common Pulmonary Vein Atresia. Pediatric Reports. 2015; 7(4):6228. https://doi.org/10.4081/pr.2015.6228

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Nagasawa, Hiroyuki, and Kazuhiro Hirata. 2015. "Specific Echocardiographic Findings Useful for the Diagnosis of Common Pulmonary Vein Atresia" Pediatric Reports 7, no. 4: 6228. https://doi.org/10.4081/pr.2015.6228

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Nagasawa, H., & Hirata, K. (2015). Specific Echocardiographic Findings Useful for the Diagnosis of Common Pulmonary Vein Atresia. Pediatric Reports, 7(4), 6228. https://doi.org/10.4081/pr.2015.6228

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