{Reference Type}: Case Reports
{Title}: Case Report: A Huge Calabash Heart: A Rare Case of Supracardiac Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return.
{Author}: Tang J;Wu Z;He J;Hu Q;Yao J;Hu L;Zhou S;Chen M;Tang J;Wu Z;He J;Hu Q;Yao J;Hu L;Zhou S;Chen M;
{Journal}: Front Cardiovasc Med
{Volume}: 9
{Issue}: 0
{Year}: 2022
{Factor}: 5.846
{DOI}: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.942808
{Abstract}: A 46-year-old woman was admitted to the cardiovascular department because of a 3-month history of palpitations and exertional dyspnea. She had a history of a successful pregnancy at a very young age. The chest radiograph presented a "calabash" configuration. Echocardiogram discovered a large atrial septal defect with a suspected pulmonary vein abnormality. Cardiac CT revealed supracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous return, whereby, all the pulmonary veins drain into a vertical vein and, finally, to the superior vena cava. Cardiac catheterization was consistent with anomalous pulmonary venous drainage without pulmonary hypertension. Finally, she underwent a successful surgical repair and appeared asymptomatic before her discharge.