[Anomalous pulmonary venous return in a pregnant woman identified by cardiac magnetic resonance]

Abstract

Anomalous pulmonary venous return (APVR) is a rare cardiac anomaly defined as one or more pulmonary veins draining into a structure other than the left atrium, with venous return directly or indirectly to the right atrium. The most common form is partial APVR, in which one to three pulmonary veins drain into systemic veins or into the right atrium. We report the case of a woman diagnosed with partial APVR by magnetic resonance imaging during pregnancy.

Keywords: Cardiopatias congênitas; Congenital heart disease; Imagem por ressonância magnética; Magnetic resonance imaging; Pulmonary veins; Veias pulmonares.