Anomalous pulmonary venous connection. Medical therapy

Anomalous pulmonary venous connection is a congenital defect which may first be diagnosed in the adult who has developed lung disease or pulmonary vascular obstructive disease. Surgical repair may be inadvisable in such a case. To date, little attention has been paid in the literature to medical man...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Chest 1986-05, Vol.89 (5), p.752-754
Hauptverfasser:	KISSNER, D. G, SORKIN, R. P
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Cardiac Catheterization Cardiovascular system Dyspnea - diagnosis Dyspnea - etiology Dyspnea - therapy Female Humans Medical sciences Middle Aged Miscellaneous Palliative Care Pharmacology. Drug treatments Pulmonary Edema - diagnosis Pulmonary Edema - etiology Pulmonary Edema - therapy Pulmonary Veins - abnormalities Pulmonary Veins - diagnostic imaging Radiography Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult - diagnosis Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult - etiology Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult - therapy
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Zusammenfassung:	Anomalous pulmonary venous connection is a congenital defect which may first be diagnosed in the adult who has developed lung disease or pulmonary vascular obstructive disease. Surgical repair may be inadvisable in such a case. To date, little attention has been paid in the literature to medical management. A case is presented in which medical palliation with nitrate therapy was successful.
ISSN:	0012-3692 1931-3543
DOI:	10.1378/chest.89.5.752