Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return in the Time of SARS-CoV-2—Case Report

Alina-Costina Luca; Alexandrina-Ștefania Curpăn; Raluca-Stefania Manea; Lacramioara Ionela Butnariu; Elena Țarcă; Iuliana Magdalena Starcea; Solange Tamara Roșu; Dana Elena Mîndru; Elena Macsim; Heidrun Adumitrăchioaiei; Ioana Alexandra Pădureț

doi:10.3390/children10020387

Children (Feb 2023)

Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return in the Time of SARS-CoV-2—Case Report

Alina-Costina Luca,
Alexandrina-Ștefania Curpăn,
Raluca-Stefania Manea,
Lacramioara Ionela Butnariu,
Elena Țarcă,
Iuliana Magdalena Starcea,
Solange Tamara Roșu,
Dana Elena Mîndru,
Elena Macsim,
Heidrun Adumitrăchioaiei,
Ioana Alexandra Pădureț

Affiliations

Alina-Costina Luca: Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Grigore T. Popa’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania
Alexandrina-Ștefania Curpăn: Department of Biology, Faculty of Biology, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, 700505 Iasi, Romania
Raluca-Stefania Manea: Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Grigore T. Popa’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania
Lacramioara Ionela Butnariu: Pediatrics Department, “St. Mary” Children’s Hospital, Vasile Lupu Street, No 62-64, 700309 Iasi, Romania
Elena Țarcă: Department of Surgery II—Pediatric Surgery, ”Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania
Iuliana Magdalena Starcea: Nephrology Clinic, “St. Mary” Children’s Hospital, Vasile Lupu Street, No 62-64, 700309 Iasi, Romania
Solange Tamara Roșu: Emergency Room, “St. Mary” Children’s Hospital, Vasile Lupu Street, No 62-64, 700309 Iasi, Romania
Dana Elena Mîndru: Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Grigore T. Popa’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania
Elena Macsim: Radiology Department, “St. Mary” Children’s Hospital, Vasile Lupu Street, No 62-64, 700309 Iasi, Romania
Heidrun Adumitrăchioaiei: Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Grigore T. Popa’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania
Ioana Alexandra Pădureț: Pediatrics Department, “St. Mary” Children’s Hospital, Vasile Lupu Street, No 62-64, 700309 Iasi, Romania

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/children10020387
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 2
p. 387

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The management of children with complex and life-threatening heart malformations became a clinical conundrum during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. The pathophysiological features of the new coronavirus infection have raised major dilemmas regarding the postoperative evolution of an infected patient, and the epidemiological limitations have tightened the criteria for selecting cases. We present the case of a newborn diagnosed with total anomalous pulmonary venous return (TAPVR) who underwent surgical repair of the defect with favorable outcome, despite a prior diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection. We discuss the medical and surgical management of TAPVR, highlighting possible management difficulties brought by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.

Published in Children

ISSN: 2227-9067 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Pediatrics
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/children

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