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Right superior caval vein to the left atrium in a child with vein of Galen malformation
Author(s) -
Relan Jay,
Gupta Saurabh K.,
Saxena Anita
Publication year - 2018
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.14165
Subject(s) - medicine , vein , right atrium , left atrium , right heart , vascular malformation , anatomy , cardiology , surgery , atrial fibrillation
Vein of Galen malformation (VGM) is a rare intracranial vascular malformation. High output heart failure is common in infancy and is characterized by dilatation of all the cardiac chambers. We report an unusual case of VGM in a 3‐month‐old infant without dilatation of the right‐sided cardiac chambers. We then demonstrate importance of comprehensive evaluation in detecting rare coexistence of anomalous right superior caval vein connection to the left atrium.