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heart, section, the middle, totally anomalous pulmonary venous return, x-ray, totally anomalous pulmonary venous return, x-ray, totally anomalous pulmonary venous return, x-ray, tapvr, total anomalous pulmonary venous return, congenital heart disease, present at birth, none, the four veins that drain blood, lungs, heart is attached, left atrium, upper chamber, the heart, total anomalous pulmonary venous return, tapvr, in normal circulation, blood is oxygenated, in the lungs, returns, left atrium, flowing, left ventricle, the aorta, around the body, in tapvr, oxygenated blood returns, right atrium instead, from there it goes, right ventricle, the pulmonary artery, lungs, in other words, blood simply circles to, lungs, never gets out, condition is incompatible, infant, live, a large atrial septal defect, asd, patent foramen ovale, passage between the left, right atria, must exist, oxygenated blood to flow, left side, the heart, subsequently the body, severity of this condition depends on whether the pulmonary veins, obtructed, two subtypes of tapvr, in one, veins course, abdomen, passing, a muscle, diaphragm, muscle squeezes the veins, narrows them, causing the blood to back up, lungs, type causes, symptoms early in life, second type of tapvr has no obstruction, veins, not course, the abdomen, infant, critically ill, display the following symptoms, lethargy, poor feeding, rapid breathing, poor growth, frequent respiratory infections, cyanosis, blue discoloration, the skin, cases no symptoms present in infancy, early childhood, an ecg shows signs of enlargement, the ventricles, ventricular hypertrophy, an x-ray, the chest shows a normal to small heart, fluid, in the lungs, an echocardiogram, defines the attachment of pulmonary vessels, cardiac catheterization, provide definitive diagnosis by showing abnormal attachments, the blood vessels, early complete surgical repair is indicated, in surgery, pulmonary veins, connected, left atrium, defect between the right, left atrium is closed, early repair appears, to give excellent results, provided, no additional heart abnormalities, heart failure, breathing difficulties, lung infections, condition apparent, time of birth, not be present, later, symptoms of tapvr, prompt attention, no known way, prevent tapvr.



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