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Surgical Treatment of Dextroversion, Isolated Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava Draining Into the Left Atrium
Author(s) -
Zhong Yonglong,
Long Xiaomao,
Jiang Lingyu,
He Bangfu,
Lin Hui,
Luo Peng,
Jiang Wei
Publication year - 2015
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/jocs.12611
Subject(s) - medicine , left atrium , persistent left superior vena cava , left behind , vena cava , heart atrium , surgery , cardiology , atrial fibrillation , coronary sinus , psychiatry , mental health
We report a rare case of dextroversion accompanied with atrial septal defect (ASD), persistent left superior vena cava with absent right superior vena cava in a four‐year‐old male. A polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) graft as an extracardiac conduit was used to connect the persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) with the right atrial appendage. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12611 (J Card Surg 2015;30:767–770)