Official journal of the Slovak Society of Cardiology,
Slovak Society of Hypertension and Slovak Association for Cardiac Arrhythmias

Cardiology Letters 2012, 21(4):316-319

Is correct diagnose always correct? CT finding of PAPVD at patient after surgical correction of PAPVD.

Kardoš M1, Drangová E2, Vulev I2, Mašura J1
1 Oddelenia funkčného vyšetrovania, Detské kardiocentrum, Národný ústav srdcových a cievnych chorôb, a.s. v Bratislave, Slovenská republika
2 Oddelenia diagnostickej a intervenčnej rádiológie, Národný ústav srdcových a cievnych chorôb, a.s., v Bratislave, Slovenská republika

We report on a rare case of an adult patient who underwent surgical correction of PAPVD. There was an additional finding of anomalous right pulmonary vein draining to the superior vena cava on CT coronarography.

Keywords: partial anomalous pulmonary venous drainage; CT angiography

Published: April 1, 2012  Show citation

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Kardoš M, Drangová E, Vulev I, Mašura J. Is correct diagnose always correct? CT finding of PAPVD at patient after surgical correction of PAPVD. Cardiology Letters. 2012;21(4):316-319.
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