Open AccessOutcomes of surgery for total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage
Author(s) -
Vladimir Milovanović,
Branko Mimić,
Irena Vuličević,
Ivan Divac,
Vojislav Parezanović,
Tamara Ilisić,
Milan Djukić,
Ida Jovanović,
Slobodan Ilić
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2406-0895
pISSN - 0370-8179
DOI - 10.2298/sarh1404164m
Subject(s) - medicine , total anomalous pulmonary venous connection , surgery , confidence interval , retrospective cohort study , complication , risk factor , heart disease , heart failure , cardiology
Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) is a rare congenital heart disease and in some variants represents the only true surgical emergency in congenital heart surgery. Basic anatomical characteristic of this anomaly is an abnormal connection of pulmonary veins with systemic venous circulation. Although the results of TAPVC repair in infancy have been markedly improved in recent years, the recurrent pulmonary venous obstruction (RPVO) remains relatively frequent complication of surgical treatment.