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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003;23:1052
© 2003 Elsevier Science NL

Images in cardio-thoracic surgery

‘Star-like’ configuration of the pulmonary veins in a case of total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage

^a Pediatric Cardiology Department, Istituto Policlinico San Donato (IPSD), San Donato Milanese, Italy
^b Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Department, Istituto Policlinico San Donato (IPSD), San Donato Milanese, Italy

Received 12 November 2002; received in revised form 12 February 2003; accepted 17 February 2003.

^* Corresponding author. Tel.: +39-02-5277-4328; fax: +39-02-5277-4459
e-mail: massimo.chessa@lycos.com

Key Words: Pulmonary vein • Hypoxemia • Cardiac catheterization

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A newborn who presented with pulmonary oedema and ingravescent hypoxemia underwent a cardiac catheterization that showed univentricular heart, complete AV canal and total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage. The ‘star-like’ configuration of the pulmonary veins was an interesting . . . [Full Text of this Article]