Giant Hiatus Hernia Causing Pulmonary Vein Obstruction: Insights From <scp>4D</scp> Flow Cardiac <scp>MRI</scp>
Severe extrinsic compression of the left atrium by a giant hiatus hernia can obstruct left atrial inflow. 4D flow cardiovascular magnetic resonance is a novel, non-invasive imaging technique that can precisely quantify individual pulmonary vein flow dynamics, facilitating the diagnosis of functional venous obstruction in this rare clinical scenario.
Authors
- Pankaj Garg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5483-169X)
- Jia Wei Tan
- Zia Mehmood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1142-7574)
Institutions
- University of East Anglia (GB)
- Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-11-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.71567
- Primary Topic
- Vascular anomalies and interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00