Partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection overview


 * Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Priyamvada Singh, M.B.B.S. [mailto:psingh@perfuse.org], Keri Shafer, M.D. [mailto:kshafer@bidmc.harvard.edu]; Assistant  Editor(s)-In-Chief: Kristin Feeney, B.S. [mailto:kfeeney@perfuse.org]

Overview
In partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection (PAPVC) with intact atrial septum a portion (hence the term partial) of veins return to the right atrium rather than the left atrium. As a result oxygenated blood returning form the lung returns to the venous system via the right atrium.