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Coronary Sinus Orifice Atresia Associated with Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava: A Case Report with Literature Review
Author(s) -
Song Guang,
Ren Weidong,
Chen Yixin
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/echo.13194
Subject(s) - persistent left superior vena cava , coronary sinus , body orifice , atresia , medicine , cardiology , radiology , anatomy
Coronary sinus ( CS ) orifice atresia is a rare malformation, usually associated with persistent left superior vena cava ( PLSVC ). The preoperative diagnosis is very challenging. The only clue for diagnosis is the reverse direction of flow through PLSVC . We present the case of a 69‐year‐old woman with CS orifice atresia and PLSVC . Then, we retrospectively study 99 cases of this malformation, including ours. This malformation is usually associated with the “enlarged” CS (>12 mm) and “small” PLSVC (≤5 mm), with the incidence of 81 and 87%, respectively, from the literature review.