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Pediatric Cardiology
Published in: Pediatric Cardiology 8/2013

01-12-2013 | Case Report

Elusive Pulmonary Venous Confluence-to-Hepatic Vein Connection Leading to Heart Failure

Authors: Eapen Thomas, Salim Maskari, Abdullah Farqani, Sheikha Al Balushi

Published in: Pediatric Cardiology | Issue 8/2013

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Abstract

A persistent omphalomesenteric vein (POMV) maintaining a link between the pulmonary venous system and the infracardiac hepatic venous system can lead to significant left-to-right shunting. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, POMV causing significant left-to-right shunting has been unreported previously, especially in association with type B interrupted aortic arch. This report describes this association in a child who had chronic heart failure even after successful repair of interrupted aortic arch and ventricular septal defect. Subsequent percutaneous device closure of the POMV using an Amplatzer vascular plug II led to resolution of the child’s heart failure.
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Metadata
Title
Elusive Pulmonary Venous Confluence-to-Hepatic Vein Connection Leading to Heart Failure
Authors
Eapen Thomas
Salim Maskari
Abdullah Farqani
Sheikha Al Balushi
Publication date
01-12-2013
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Pediatric Cardiology / Issue 8/2013
Print ISSN: 0172-0643
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1971
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-012-0605-0

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