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- Title
Hypoxia Caused by Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava Connecting to the Left Atrium.
- Authors
Freeman, Andrew M.; Fenster, Brett E.; Weinberger, Howard D.; Buckner, J. Kern; Lynch, David
- Abstract
We relate the case of a 40-year-old man with a history of premature birth and dextroposition of the heart who presented for an evaluation of persistent hypoxia. An unrevealing pulmonary evaluation and agitated-saline echocardiogram led to cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. This revealed a very unusual finding: a persistent left superior vena cava with insertion into the left atrium and a small connecting vein between the right and left superior venae cavae. The implications, embryology, and pathogenesis of this rare condition are discussed. (Tex Heart Inst J 2012;39(5):662-4)
- Subjects
HYPOXEMIA; VENA cava superior; HEART diseases; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VEIN diseases; DISEASES
- Publication
Texas Heart Institute Journal, 2012, Vol 39, Issue 5, p662
- ISSN
1526-6702
- Publication type
Case Study