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Persistent left superior vena cava
Author(s) -
Cherian Saju Binu,
Ramesh B.R.,
Madhyastha Sampath
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
clinical anatomy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1098-2353
pISSN - 0897-3806
DOI - 10.1002/ca.20267
Subject(s) - medicine , persistent left superior vena cava , dissection (medical) , cadaver , vein , anatomy , left atrium , superior vena cava , aorta , cardiac catheterization , radiology , surgery , cardiology , coronary sinus , atrial fibrillation
Congenital venous anomalies are relatively common and some have clinical implications. An example of persistent left superior vena cava was found during a routine dissection. This vein was carefully dissected and followed to its termination in the right atrium. The same cadaver also presented four branches from the arch of the aorta. A left superior vena cava occurs in early development but disappears later. The clinical significance of such a persistent left superior vena cava assumes importance during cardiac catheterization via the left subclavian vein. Clin. Anat. 19:561–565, 2006. © 2005 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.