title: Partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection associated with Lutembacher's syndrome.
abstract: Lutembacher's syndrome is a rare combination of congenital atrial septal defect and mitral stenosis (almost always rheumatic). The hemodynamic effect of this combination makes the clinical diagnosis difficult due to a wide variation of clinical presentation. Echocardiography and cardiac catheterization are useful tools for proper diagnosis and planning of the therapeutic strategy. We present a 28-year-old female with Lutembacher's syndrome associated with partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection (PAPVC), which was surgically corrected. To our knowledge, this combination has never been reported in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, King Fahd Armed Force Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi-Arabia.
authors.forename: Ashraf M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Anwar
authors.forename: Youssef F M
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Nosir
authors.forename: Aref
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ajam
authors.forename: Ahmed N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Galal
authors.forename: Abdullah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ashmeg
authors.forename: Hassan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chamsi-Pasha
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008185:Lutembacher Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012720:Severity of Illness Index