Partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection
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A Partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection is a congenital defect where right atrium
is the point of return for the blood from some (but not all) of the pulmonary vein
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It is less severe than total anomalous pulmonary venous connection
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It can be diagnosed with angiography or echocardiography
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It is sometimes treated with surgery.
Right atrium
The right atrium is one of four chambers in the hearts of mammals and archosaurs...
is the point of return for the blood from some (but not all) of the pulmonary vein
Pulmonary vein
The pulmonary veins are large blood vessels that carry blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart. In humans there are four pulmonary veins, two from each lung...
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It is less severe than total anomalous pulmonary venous connection
Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection
Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection , also known as total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage and total anomalous pulmonary venous return , is a rare cyanotic congenital heart defect in which all four pulmonary veins are malpositioned and make anomalous connections to the systemic venous...
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It can be diagnosed with angiography or echocardiography
Echocardiography
An echocardiogram, often referred to in the medical community as a cardiac ECHO or simply an ECHO, is a sonogram of the heart . Also known as a cardiac ultrasound, it uses standard ultrasound techniques to image two-dimensional slices of the heart...
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It is sometimes treated with surgery.