Occlusion of pulmonary veins, “mitral” insufficiency, and ventricular septal defect. Functional resemblance to ventricular aneurysm

Anton E. Becker, Mies J. Becker, Jesse E. Edwards
Charles T. Miller Hospital and the University of Minnesota.
United States

American Journal of Diseases of Children
Am J Dis Child 1970; 120: 557-559
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.1970.02100110105015

Abstract
A case of fetal cardiac failure in a stillborn infant was caused by the following anatomic abnormalities: (1) occlusion of the major pulmonary veins, (2) premature closure of the foramen ovale, (3) an incompetent left atrioventricular valve, and (4) a ventricular septal defect. Interpretation of the dynamics leads to the conclusion that the left atrium functioned as an aneurysm of the ventricular portion of the heart.

Category
Segmental Pulmonary Venous Disease. Without a Focus on Pulmonary Hypertension
Pulmonary Vascular Pathology

Age Focus: Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Fresh or Filed Publication: Filed (PHiled). Greater than 1-2 years since publication

Article Access
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