[Complete transposition of the pulmonary veins].

PULMONARY veins entering the right atrium or its tributaries constitute the entity of transposition of the pulmonary veins. The transposition may be complete, when all the veins enter the right heart, or incomplete, when only some of the pulmonary veins drain anomalously. We are reviewing our experiences with total and partial anomalies of pulmonary venous drainage because of the increasing surgical interest in the problem, and because we feel that the clinical profile to be presented is sufficiently characteristic to enable the cardiologist to make the diagnosis with relative ease in most instances.