- Congenital Causes of Right Heart Dilatation in Adults
- Pretricuspid left to right shunts
- Posttricuspid left to right shunts
- Tricuspid valve regurgitation
- Myocardium
- Pulmonary valve regurgitation - " Pulmonary vein diameter, cross sectional area and shape vary. Particular care must be taken when the left inferior pulmonary vein is evaluated for stenosis, as it normally narrows as it enters the left atrium."
Pulmonary Vein Diameter, Cross Sectional Area, and Shape: CT Analysis
Kim YH et al
Radiology 2005; 235:43-50 - " Caliber of the left inferior pulmonary vein decreased as it entered the left atrium. None of the veins were round; all were ovoid. Left sided veins and venous ostia were less round than right sided veins."
Pulmonary Vein Diameter, Cross Sectional Area, and Shape: CT Analysis
Kim YH et al
Radiology 2005; 235:43-50
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