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Drainage of the Left Hepatic Vein into the Coronary Sinus, a Rare Intraoperative Finding
Author(s) -
Morshuis Wouter G.,
de Lind van Wijngaarden Robert A. F.,
Kik Charles,
Bogers Ad J. J. C.
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.12645
Subject(s) - medicine , coronary sinus , vein , artery , sinus (botany) , surgery , coronary vein , cardiology , radiology , botany , biology , genus
Abstract In a 76‐year‐old female undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery, a persistent left hepatic vein was observed. Draining of this vein into the coronary sinus is an extremely rare embryological malformation and this is the first case to be reported as a solitary malformation in absence of other cardiac malformations.