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Rare cause of cardiac failure in an infant

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 May 2019

Cláudio Henriques*
Affiliation:
Paediatric Cardiology Department, Paediatric Hospital, Coimbra, Portugal
Helena Andrade
Affiliation:
Paediatric Cardiology Department, Paediatric Hospital, Coimbra, Portugal
António Pires
Affiliation:
Paediatric Cardiology Department, Paediatric Hospital, Coimbra, Portugal
*
Author for correspondence: Cláudio Henriques, Hospital Pediátrico de Coimbra, Avenida Afonso Romão, 3000-602 Coimbra, Portugal. Tel: +351915492176/+351239488700; E-mail: claudiojhenriques@gmail.com

Abstract

Congenital stenosis of the pulmonary veins is a rare condition whose outcome is guarded despite the available treatment options. We report a case of a 6-month-old infant with significant stenosis of all four pulmonary veins.

Type
Brief Report
Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 2019 

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