| Literature DB >> 35967179 |
Nourhan Chaaban1, Hamna Shah1, Akash Joshi2, Shilpa Kshatriya3,4.
Abstract
Partial anomalous pulmonary venous return (PAPVR) is a spectrum of congenital cardiovascular abnormalities. It is most commonly found as an incidental finding. However, it can lead to severe pulmonary hypertension depending on the magnitude of the shunt involved. We report a case of a 60-year-old female patient with PAPVR detected incidentally on imaging. We aim to highlight the incidence of PAPVR in adults and to elaborate on its unique association with a duplicated superior vena cava.Entities:
Keywords: atrial septal defect (asd); echocardiogram; idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (ipf); partial anomalous pulmonary venous return (papvr); pulmonary hypertension; superior vena cava (svc)
Year: 2022 PMID: 35967179 PMCID: PMC9366027 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.26777
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cureus ISSN: 2168-8184