title: Multiple anomalous left pulmonary venous connections detected with transthoracic echocardiography.
abstract: Partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection is a rare congenital anomaly in which one or more pulmonary veins are connected to the venous circulation. The condition is frequently misdiagnosed, and usually identified by transesophageal echocardiography or invasive cardiac catheterization. We present the case of a 26-year-old female with new onset dyspnea on exertion who was diagnosed with the left superior and inferior pulmonary veins draining into the innominate vein via a vertical vein by two and three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography and multidetector computed tomographic angiography.
authors.affiliation: Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Tzu-Lin
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Huei-Fong
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Hung
authors.forename: Chang- Chyi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Ming-Chon
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Hsiung
authors.forename: Jeng
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wei
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016121:Brachiocephalic Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D054079:Vascular Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery