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Large Eustachian valve: An incidental finding yet perplexing

Author(s) -

Anju Sarupria,

V Bhuvana,

Manju Mani,

ASampath Kumar

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

annals of cardiac anaesthesia

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.42

H-Index - 27

eISSN - 0974-5181

pISSN - 0971-9784

DOI - 10.4103/0971-9784.142073

Subject(s) - sinus venosus , medicine , inferior vena cava , right atrium , dehiscence , cardiology , surgery , radiology

Eustachian valve (EV), a remnant of the right valve of sinus venosus in the right atrium can be puzzling. Often it is confused with Chiari network or atrial adhesions and is reported with unusual complications. We report a case of large EV impeding cannulation of inferior vena cava (IVC) during aortic valve replacement. Transesophageal echocardiography diagnosed the presence of large EV and warned of the difficulty with IVC cannulation and helped preparedness for an alternative plan during surgery.

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