Anomalous pulmonary venous connection. Medical therapy.
Anomalous pulmonary venous connection is a congenital defect which may first be diagnosed in the adult who has developed lung disease or pulmonary vascular obstructive disease. Surgical repair may be inadvisable in such a case. To date, little attention has been paid in the literature to medical management. A case is presented in which medical palliation with nitrate therapy was successful.
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D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy