Decompressing vein and bilateral superior venae cavae in a patient with hypoplastic left heart syndrome | Zendy

Stauffer Katie Jo | Zendy; Arunamata Alisa | Zendy; Vasanawala Shreyas S. | Zendy; Behera Sarina K. | Zendy; Kipps Alaina K. | Zendy; Silverman Norman H. | Zendy

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Decompressing vein and bilateral superior venae cavae in a patient with hypoplastic left heart syndrome

Author(s) -

Stauffer Katie Jo,

Arunamata Alisa,

Vasanawala Shreyas S.,

Behera Sarina K.,

Kipps Alaina K.,

Silverman Norman H.

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.13292

Subject(s) - venae cavae , medicine , vein , superior vena cava , persistent left superior vena cava , venous return curve , heart defect , cardiology , anatomy , hypoplastic left heart syndrome , heart disease , hemodynamics , coronary sinus

The levoatrial cardinal vein ( LACV ), first described in 1926, acts as a decompressing vessel for pulmonary venous return in cases of severe left‐sided obstruction with an intact or significantly restrictive atrial septum. The LACV and the persistent left superior vena cava ( LSVC ) are thought to share similar embryologic origins. To challenge this notion, we present a unique case of a neonate with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, cor triatriatum, and a decompressing LACV in the presence of bilateral superior venae cavae.

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