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Heart Abnormality - Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Drainage
- < 4% of Congenital Heart Disease
- more common in females
- Total or partial lack of connection of the pulmonary veins with left atria (LA).
- They open into right atria (RA), one of the systemic veins or both.
- The overloaded pulmonary circuit leads to cyanosis, tachypnoea and dyspnoea.
- Treatment is via surgical redirection
Image source: Report of the Review and Implementation Committee for The Report of the Manitoba Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Inquest May 2001 image showing heart abnormalities courtesy Government of Manitoba.
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