Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava [PDF]
International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery, 2017 Persistent left superior vena cava is a rare anatomic anomaly, found in 0.3-0.5% of the general population, and upto 12% of patients with a congenital cardiac anomaly. Typically found incidentally, familiarity with such an anomaly can help clinicians
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Venous Port implantation in persistent left superior vena cava with azygos vein variation: a case report and literature review [PDF]
BMC SurgeryBackground Persistent left superior vena cava catheterization for venous port is still sporadically reported, let alone combined with variations of the azygos.
Li Zhang, Jingjin Wu
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Intraoperative recognition of persistent left superior vena cava during right internal jugular central line placement in mitral valve replacement: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case ReportsBackground Persistent left superior vena cava is a rare congenital venous anomaly, present in approximately 0.3–0.5% of the general population and in up to 10% of patients with congenital heart disease.
John Choi, Michelle Chen
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Conduction system pacing in a patient with persistent left superior vena cava and absent right superior vena cava: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case ReportsBackground Physiologic pacing is increasingly used as an alternative when there is a failure in cardiac resynchronization therapy, with more challenging situations expected consequently.
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Direct Anastomosis of Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava to Right Superior Vena Cava in a Pediatric Patient with Tetralogy of Fallot: an Alternative Technique [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 2022 The presence of persistent left superior vena cava to the left atrium connection without an innominate vein may give rise to technical challenges during intracardiac repair.
Mustafa Yilmaz, Atakan Atalay
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Persistent left superior vena cava [PDF]
Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 2009 A 76-year-old man with coronary artery disease and a history of aortocoronary bypass surgery seven years previously presented with symptomatic bradycardia and atrial fibrillation. After evaluation of the coronary status by cardiac catheterization, the decision was made to implant a ventricular rate responsive demand (VVIR) pacemaker. Positioning of the
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A rare case of two superior vena cava with two azygos veins in a cadaver
National Journal of Clinical Anatomy, 2023 In embryonic life developmental malformation of thoracic veins can lead to anomalies of the Superior vena cava and major thoracic veins like Azygos system. Double superior vena cava and double azygos vein are rare congenital anomaly with the incidence of
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Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2022 The persistent left superior vena cava is the most common venous anomaly in the systemic drainage in adults and tends to be asymptomatic. The persistent left superior vena cava causes rhythm disorders such as tachyarrhythmias or bradyarrhythmias.
David Ricardo Echeverry +3 more
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Translational Research in Anatomy, 2021 A 46-year-old man was found to have an asymptomatic superior vena cava duplication with a large dominant left superior vena cava, a hypoplastic right superior vena cava, and a left-sided azygos arch during a thoracic CT Scan.
Adrien Glomaud +5 more
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Absent right superior vena cava and persistent left superior vena cava: An incidental finding
Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, 2023 A patient with Marfan syndrome undergoing Bentall operation was found to have an absent right superior vena cava and persistent left superior vena cava. The dilation of coronary sinus raised the suspicion of persistent left superior vena cava.
Swati Joshi, Ajmer Singh
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