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Rare cause of cardiac failure in an infant

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 May 2019

Cláudio Henriques Open the ORCID record for Cláudio Henriques [Opens in a new window] ,
Helena Andrade  and
António Pires
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
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Author for correspondence: Cláudio Henriques, Hospital Pediátrico de Coimbra, Avenida Afonso Romão, 3000-602 Coimbra, Portugal. Tel: +351915492176/+351239488700; E-mail: claudiojhenriques@gmail.com
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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.

Keywords

Congenital heart diseasepaediatric cardiologypulmonary vein stenosispulmonary oedemainfant
Type
Brief Report
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 29 , Issue 5 , May 2019 , pp. 711 - 713
Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 2019 

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