Echocardiographic features and influencing factors of pulmonary hypertension of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection in adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) generally have symptoms during the neonatal period and infancy, and the fatality rate is extremely high. Most patients do not survive to adulthood. This study analyzed the clinical and transthoracic echocardiographic (TTE) manifestations of adult patients with TAPVC, summarized the echocardiographic characteristics of TAPVC, and identified the factors influencing pulmonary hypertension.

Methods

Data from adult patients with TAPVC from Beijing Anzhen Hospital, China, were retrospectively collected for analyses, including sex, age, history of gestation, clinical manifestations, echocardiographic parameters, and blood oxygen levels. Patients were grouped for comparative analyses based on their pulmonar

SUBMITTER: Xue C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10407536 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature