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Also known as: TAPVR
Ordinarily, oxygen-rich blood in the body enters the heart from the lungs through a series of four veins that feed into the left atrium ( the heart’s left upper chamber ) of the heart. With total anomalous pulmonary venous return, however, these veins from the lungs connect to other veins which eventually drain into the other upper chamber of the heart ( the right atrium ). The result is that the heart overworks and the body does not get the blood ( and the amount of blood with oxygen ) that it needs. The condition can be quite deadly in many instances.
Total anomalous pulmonary venous return is a defect that babies are born with (congenital birth defect). It is often present with other heart problems. The exact cause is not known.
Babies with total anomalous pulmonary venous return will have a blue or purple tint to their lips, skin & nails, breath hard and rapidly especially when feeding and fatigue easily.
Surgery is always required to repair this defect, critically ill babies will need it immediately; others as soon as possible.
Reviewed by: Jack Wolfsdorf, MD, FAAP
This page was last updated on: September 06, 2019 09:05 AM
Cyanotic heart disease refers to a group of congenital heart defects in babies that present with a characteristic blue color of the skin Learn more
Partial anomalous pulmonary venous return (PAPVR) is a heart defect that is sometimes present at birth, in which one or two of the pulmonary veins of the heart drain blood into the right atrium instead of the left atrium. PAPVR repair is a surgery performed to fix the problem. Learn more
Total anomalous pulmonary venous return (TAPVR) is a heart defect sometimes present at birth. With it, the four pulmonary veins that are supposed to bring blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart instead bring it to the right atrium. TAPVR repair is a surgery to correct the defect. Learn more