Open AccessEndovascular stenting of the obstructed vertical vein in a neonate with supracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous return
Author(s) -
Nageswara Rao Koneti,
Hemasree Kandraju,
Vasudevan Kanchi,
Sreenivas Kumar Arramraju
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
annals of pediatric cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.292
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-2069
pISSN - 0974-5149
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2069.93717
Subject(s) - medicine , total anomalous pulmonary venous connection , venous return curve , respiratory distress , shock (circulatory) , vein , scimitar syndrome , cardiology , surgery , hemodynamics , lung
A newborn baby presented with respiratory distress, cyanosis and shock within 2 hours of birth. The cardiac evaluation showed supracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous return with critically obstructed vertical vein. The baby underwent successful stenting of the vertical vein at 12 hours of life.