AI Article Synopsis
- The pulmonary veins usually drain into the left atrium, with the superior veins located in front and below the right pulmonary arteries.
- An extremely rare case of pulmonary vascular anomaly was found in a patient with unusual chest pain, where the right superior pulmonary vein ran behind the right pulmonary artery and was compressed between it and the right main bronchus.
- Coronary CT angiography successfully identified the anomaly in the pulmonary vein, but the patient's coronary arteries appeared normal.
Article Abstract
The pulmonary veins normally drain into the left atrium, with the superior pulmonary veins typically situated anterior and inferior to the right pulmonary arteries. However, anomalies can happen. We encountered an exceedingly rare pulmonary vascular anomaly for a patient presenting with atypical chest pain, where the right superior pulmonary vein aberrantly ran posterior to the right pulmonary artery (RPA) and became compressed between the RPA and the right main bronchus. Coronary computed tomography angiography identified this specific pulmonary vein anomaly but revealed unremarkable coronary arteries.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11363886 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.14797/mdcvj.1439 | DOI Listing |
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