ANGIOGRAPHIC DEMONSTRATION OF THE ABSENCE OF AN ATRIAL SEPTAL DEFECT IN THE PRESENCE OF PARTIAL ANOMALOUS PULMONARY VENOUS CONNECTION

Twenty-two patients with partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection (PAPVC) were studied. In 8 patients, the absence of an associated atrial septal defect was established by a roentgenographic method not previously described.

If an anomalous pulmonary vein (APV) is identified or suspected by main pulmonary arteriography, selective injection of the ipsilateral pulmonary artery will more clearly demonstrate it, while selective injection of the pulmonary artery contralateral to the APV will establish whether or not an associated ASD is present.

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