The Surgical Treatment of Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection

Objective Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection(TAPVC) is rather rare in congenital heart diseases.The purpose of this article is to summarize the experience of the surgical treatment of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection(TAPVC) in 9 cases,so as to improve the operative effect.Methods We summarized the experience of the surgical treatment of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection(TAPVC) in 9 patients in our department from January 2001 to January 2010.Operations were undergone under circumstances of conventional cardiopulmonary bypass.The operations included supracardiac type,endocardiac type,and also the repairing of atrial septal defect,patent ductus arteriosus as well as tricuspid annuloplasty.Result The postoperative cardiac function of patients recovered to NYHA I-II,patients were followed up from three to six months,and no arrhythmia and pulmonary venous obstruction were found.Conclusion Surgical treatment of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection should be done as soon as possible,so that pulmonary vein obstructions and Eisenmenger syndromes could be avoided.