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Totally anomalous pulmonary venous return, X-ray
Totally anomalous pulmonary venous return (TAPVR) is a form of congenital heart disease.
Update Date: 12/10/2007
Updated by: David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.; and Mark A Fogel, MD, FACC, FAAP, Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Radiology, Director of Cardiac MR, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
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