106. Case Report: A Hole in the HFpEF Diagnosis – Boston University, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Brigham and Women’s Hospital

CardioNerds(Amit Goyal&Karan Desai) joinDr. Alex Pipilas (FIT, Boston University) and Dr. Danny Pipilas (FIT, MGH) for in Boston, MA. Adult congenital heart disease expert Dr. Keri Shafer (Brigham and Women’s Hospital) provides theE-CPRexpert segment. They discuss a case of heart failure secondary to sinus venosus defect with partial anomalous pulmonary venous return.

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Patient Summary

A 78-year-old woman with atrial fibrillation and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction presented with recurrent dyspnea and volume overload. A transthoracic echocardiogram demonstrated severe right ventricular enlargement and dysfunction. A CT pulmonary angiogram demonstrated partial anomalous pulmonary venous return and a transesophageal echocardiogram revealed a sinus venosus defect with left to right shunting. A right heart catheterization with oximetry saturation (“shunt run”) demonstrated pulmonary hypertension and a large left to right shunt (Qp/Qs ~ 3). She was referred for cardiac surgery and underwent repair of the sinus venosus defect and baffling of the anomalous pulmonary venous flow to the left atrium.

Case Media

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A. CXR, B. ECG, C. TR Velocity