Isolated supra-cardiac partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection causing right heart failure

• Main Authors: Robert Sogomonian (Author), Hassan Alkhawam (Author), Feras Zaiem (Author), Neil Vyas (Author), JoshPaul Jolly (Author), James Nguyen (Author), Emma A. Moradoghli Haftevani (Author), Christopher Dijanic (Author), Joseph J. Lieber (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Greater Baltimore Medical Center, 2016-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Right heart failure (RHF) has been overlooked as left heart failure has predominated. One of the many causes of RHF is partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection (PAPVC), an extremely rare entity in nature. Physicians should consider the unusual causes of RHF after ruling out the common causes.