Branching vertical vein with multiple sites of obstruction in supracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection

Abstract

We present the case of an infant with total anomalous pulmonary venous connection and a branching vertical vein with multiple points of narrowing, draining the confluence into the innominate vein. The embryology and clinical relevance of this interesting anatomy is discussed.

Keywords

• Heart defects - congenital
• heart development
• imaging
• venous connection