Cardiovascular magnetic resonance diagnosis of a previously unreported association: cor triatriatum with right partial anomalous pulmonary venous return to the azygos vein.
We present images from a cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) study that enabled the rapid, non-invasive, complete diagnosis of a previously unreported congenital anomaly. Cor triatriatum of the left atrium thought to be an anomaly of the embryonic pulmonary venous connection to the left atrium. In association with this, many types of partially anomalous pulmonary venous connection are described, but we know of no previous description of pulmonary venous egress occurring on the right side, via the azygos vein.
Locca
Didier
D
Hughes
Marina
M
Mohiaddin
Raad
R
D000328:Adult; D001401:Azygos Vein / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D003310:Cor Triatriatum / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine / Q000379:methods; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology