Successful surgical management of total anomalous pulmonary ve-nous return in a pediatric patient

Abstract

Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return (TAPVR) is an infrequent congenital heart de-fect, occurring in about 1 in 15,000 live births. The condition involves an abnormal con-nection where pulmonary veins, rather than attaching to the left atrium, drain into the right atrium or systemic venous circulation.

Keywords

• total anomalous pulmonary venous return (TAPVR), echocardiography, atrial septal de-fects (ASD), heart murmurs, cardiac surgical procedures