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Tetralogy of Fallot with absent pulmonary valve and obstructed totally anomalous pulmonary venous connection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 October 2007

Aamir Jeewa ,
Gurdeep S. Mann  and
Martin C.K. Hosking
Aamir Jeewa
Affiliation:
Division of Cardiology, British Columbia Children’s Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Gurdeep S. Mann
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, British Columbia Children’s Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Martin C.K. Hosking*
Affiliation:
Division of Cardiology, British Columbia Children’s Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
*
Correspondence to: Dr Martin C.K. Hosking, Children’s Heart Centre, B.C. Children’s Hospital, 4480 Oak Street, Room 1F13, Vancouver, B.C., Canada V6H 3V4. Tel: +(1) 604 875 2954; Fax: +(1) 604 875 3463; E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

We describe a combination, unique as far as we are aware, of tetralogy of Fallot with so-called “absent” pulmonary valve and supracardiac totally anomalous pulmonary venous connection. The vertical vein was obstructed in a neonate born at term who presented with respiratory compromise.

Keywords

Congenital heart diseasecyanosiscompression of vertical vein
Type
Brief Report
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 17 , Issue 5 , October 2007 , pp. 551 - 553
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2007

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