Open AccessPersistent left superior vena cava in atrial septal defect sinus venosus type: diagnosis with saline contrast echocardiography—a case series
Author(s) -
Rio Purwati Pole,
Mumpuni Hasanah,
Anggrahini Dyah Wulan,
Dinarti Lucia Kris
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.883
Subject(s) - medicine , persistent left superior vena cava , coronary sinus , sinus venosus , cardiology , radiology , sinus (botany) , inferior vena cava , superior vena cava , botany , biology , genus
Key Clinical Message Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava ( PLSVC ) should be suspected if we find dilatation of coronary sinus. Sophisticated imaging is not always available in each health care provider. Transthoracic echocardiography ( TTE ) with agitated saline injections through the left and right antecubital veins provides a simple, and inexpensive, but effective study for a rapid bedside diagnosis of PSLVC .