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Isolated pulmonary vein atresia shows highly variable survival, with fatal outcomes or mid-term stability reported.
Case Report (n=2)
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Two patients with isolated atresia of the pulmonary veins are described. One patient presented with haemoptysis and the other with recurrent unilateral chest infections. The diagnosis was confirmed in both instances by cardiac catheterisation and pulmonary angiography. One patient died one year after the diagnosis was made and the second child has been stable during a follow up period of three years.
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Cullen et al. (1990) conducted a case report in Isolated atresia of the pulmonary veins (n=2). Cardiac catheterisation and pulmonary angiography was evaluated on Clinical outcome. In two patients with isolated atresia of the pulmonary veins, diagnosis was confirmed by catheterisation and angiography; one died at 1 year while the other remained stable at 3 years.
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