title: Endovascular treatment of superior vena cava obstruction after surgical correction of intracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection.
abstract: A three-month-old infant operated for obstructed intracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection was readmitted because of sinus bradycardia and superior vena cava syndrome. Cardiac catheterization revealed a stenosis at the superior vena cava-right atrial junction with retrograde azygos flow. Following balloon dilatation of the stenotic area and stent implantation, the superior vena cava syndrome was rapidly relieved. At six months, an echocardiogram confirmed unobstructed flow from the superior vena cava to the right atrium.
authors: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Center of Tirana, Albania.
authors: Altin
authors: A
authors: Veshti
authors: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Center of Tirana, Albania edvinprifti@hotmail.com.
authors: Edvin
authors: E
authors: Prifti
authors: Heart of Children Foundation, Bergamo, Italy.
authors: Luigi
authors: L
authors: Ballerini
authors: Heart of Children Foundation, Bergamo, Italy.
authors: Vittorio
authors: V
authors: Vanini
mesh_terms: D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000379:methods*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D012008:Recurrence; D019233:Retreatment; D015607:Stents; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: collateral blood flow; stent; superior vena cava obstruction