Congenital bilateral pulmonary venous stenosis in an adult: Diagnosis by echo-Doppler

Chun Wang Tan, Nabil Munfakh, Frederico Helmcke, Ashraf Abourahma, Joseph Caspi, D. Luke Glancy

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Abstract

A 22-year-old man with life-long exertional fatigue and dyspnea was diagnosed as having bilateral congenital pulmonary venous stenosis by echocardiography with color Doppler examination. Fibrous membranes overlying the entrances of the veins to left atrium were the cause of obstruction and were easily resected. (C) 2000 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)328-330
Number of pages3
JournalCatheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions
Volume49
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2000

Keywords

  • Congenital heart disease
  • Echocardiography
  • Inferior vena caval stenosis
  • Pulmonary venous stenosis
  • Surgical repair

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