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Isolated Right Superior Vena Cava Draining into the Left Atrium
Author(s) -
Gursoy Mete,
Salihoglu Ece,
Ozcobanoglu Salih,
Ozkan Suleyman,
Celiker Alpay
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2012.01509.x
Subject(s) - medicine , right atrium , left atrium , superior vena cava , cardiology , heart atrium , angiography , vena cava , radiology , atrial fibrillation
A bstract A 10‐year‐old male was admitted to our institution with complaints of mild cyanosis and dyspnea. Transthoracic echocardiography and angiography revealed a right superior vena cava (SVC) draining into the left atrium. At the time of surgery, the right SVC was connected to the right atrium. (J Card Surg 2012;27:623‐625)