Percutaneous closure of vertical vein after supracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection repair, using atrial septal defect occluder. A case report

Cabrera A.C.; Alvino K.C. · Archivos Peruanos de Cardiologia y Cirugia Cardiovascular (2023) · DOI: 10.47487/apcyccv.v4i4.319

Resumen

In patients undergoing surgery for supracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (SC-TAPVC), not routinely ligating the vertical vein (VV) helps maintain greater hemodynamic stability in the postoperative period, and in many cases, spontaneous closure will be achieved. However, if the VV remains patent, it leads to a pretricuspid shunt with significant pulmonary hyperflow, which in most cases requires surgical or percutaneous closure. We present the case of a postoperative patient with non-obstructive SC-TAPVC and a patent VV, where percutaneous closure was performed using an atrial septal defect occluder.