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Pulmonary Venous Connection

It is a defect in the vein that leads to the heart from the lungs. The normal route of the blood is from the lungs to the heart and out to the body. In this condition, it follows the route by veins from the lungs attached to the heart, which causes the oxygenated blood to enter the wrong heart chamber. The symptoms of this condition may start showing soon after the birth, and in some cases, it is a little delayed.

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I have been diagnosed with a PAPVC defect. Please advise.

Query: Hi doctor, I am a 18-year-old girl who was diagnosed with a PAPVC defect on the left upper pulmonary vein seven months back and have had symptoms for quite a while like poor circulation, exercise intolerance which seems to get worse even as I gradually try to build up endurance and my current cardio...  Read Full »

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Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Do you get frequent respiratory tract infection like pneumonia since your childhood? Please upload MRI and echo reports. Is your hemoglobin fine? Usually, with single vein shunt is not significant, and severity of shunt can be seen on echo as well. So in small de...  Read Full »

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