Warden Procedure in a 77-Year-Old Man.

Hopkins, Kali A; Farber, Mark O; Singh, Rajeev; Kay, W Aaron; Herrmann, Jeremy L; Brown, John W · Ann Thorac Surg · 2019

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Partial anomalous pulmonary venous return is a rare congenital heart defect characterized by 1 or more but not all of the pulmonary veins draining somewhere other than the left atrium, thereby creating a left-to-right shunt. Over time, right-sided volume overload may develop with its subsequent complications. We present a case of isolated partial anomalous pulmonary venous return in an older patient who underwent a Warden procedure at age 77 years, with rapid improvement in right ventricular size and function.

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