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Congenital cardiac anomalies with vein of Galen malformations in infants
  1. D B McElhinneya,
  2. V V Halbachc,
  3. N H Silvermanb,
  4. C F Dowdc,
  5. F L Hanleya
  1. aDivision of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA, bDivision of Pediatric Cardiology, University of California San Francisco, cDivision of Neuroradiology, University of California San Francisco
  1. Dr D B McElhinney, 505 Parnassus Avenue, M593 San Francisco, CA 94143–0118, USA.

Abstract

Published reports and personal experience are reviewed relating to patients under 1 year of age diagnosed with a vein of Galen malformation and congenital heart disease. Including five patients from this institution, a total of 23 patients (12 neonates) with congenital heart disease and a vein of Galen malformation have been reported. Six of these had sinus venosus atrial septal defect and nine had aortic coarctation.

  • vein of Galen malformation
  • congenital heart disease, atrial septal defect
  • coarctation of the aorta

https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.78.6.548

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