total anomalous pulmonary venous return (TAPVR)
admixture lesion: cyanosis, increased pulmonary blood flow
- incidence 2%
- must have L->R shunt for survival (eg, ASD)
- Darling's classification
- Type I = supracardiac (55%) - "Snowman heart"
- Type II = cardiac (30%)
- Type III = infracardiac (12%)
associated with
- ASD (needed for survival)
- asplenia - 3/4 of cases have TAPVR
see congenital heart disease
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