title: [The echocardiographic diagnosis and pre- and postoperative assessment of total anomalous pulmonary venous return in the coronary sinus in a nursing infant].
abstract: The author reports a case of total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage in a coronary sinus diagnosed using mono- and bidimensional ECG. ECG showed right ventricular strain, the reduced dimension of the left cavities, an echo-free space behind the left atrium referable to the venous collector tubule and a dilated coronary sinus. When ECG data were evaluated in the clinical context total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage in a coronary sinus was diagnosed and subsequently confirmed by intraoperative findings. The author underlines the value of ECG examination and in particular bi-dimensional ECG in the non-invasive diagnosis and pre- and postoperative evaluation of total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage in a coronary sinus in a neonate.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Cardiologia, Ospedale Pediatrico Giovanni XXIII, USL BA/11, Bari.
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authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mollica
mesh_terms: D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Diagnosi ecocardiografica e valutazione pre- e postoperatoria del ritorno venoso polmonare anomalo totale in seno coronarico nel lattante.