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Multiple accessory pathways coexisting with a persistent left superior vena cava: a case report
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2023 Background Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome is characterized by a short PR interval (delta-wave), long QRS complex, and the appearance of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia.
Tetsuya Uemura +10 more
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Multimodal imaging of persistent left superior vena cava – case report [PDF]
, 2019 The persistent left superior vena cava is a rare vein anomaly and is encountered in 0.3-0.5% of the population, however, as these anomalies are usually asymptomatic, the prevalence is often underestimated1.
Damir Raljević +3 more
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Case Report of a Left-sided Superior Vena Cava Causing Unique Positioning of Central Line
Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 2020 Introduction: Persistent left-sided superior vena cava is a rare congenital venous malformation. While often clinically asymptomatic, these variations in normal anatomy may give rise to complications with central venous catheter placement.
Michael Mancera +2 more
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Catheterisation of a persistent left superior vena cava [PDF]
BMJ Case Reports, 2018 We present a case of a 62-year-old woman with end-stage renal disease who displayed a persistent left superior vena cava detected following placement of haemodialysis catheter through the left internal jugular vein (IJV). The diagnosis was confirmed by left internal jugular vein cathetogram, computed tomography (CT) thorax and transthoracic ...
Minakshi Boodhun +3 more
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A Case of Congenital Coronary Sinus Ostial Atresia with Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava [PDF]
, 2023 Introduction: The coronary sinus is responsible for venous drainage of the heart. Congenital anomalies of the coronary sinus are rare and typically associated with other anomalies, such as atrial septal defects or other congenital heart malformations ...
Miller, Thomas A. +3 more
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Persistent left sided superior vena cava [PDF]
Heart, 2006 A 63 year old woman with hypertension presented with intestinal obstruction. A central venous catheter (CVC) was placed into the left internal jugular vein after initial attempts on the right internal jugular failed. A chest radiograph post-procedure showed the tip to be in an unusual position (panel A). Blood …
J L Tan, K L Ho
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Journal of Ultrasonography, 2020 Persistent left superior vena cava is a malformation of cardinal veins. We report a case of a secundigravida who had many fetal ultrasound examinations – first performed by an obstetrician (who described fetal mediastinum as “abnormal”), second by other ...
Sylwestrzak Oskar +1 more
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The Cardiothoracic Surgeon, 2022 Background Persistent left superior vena cava is a well-recognized thoracic venous abnormality, most of which do not present with any symptoms. Its opening into the left atrium is uncommonly encountered and, if present, is noted to be associated with ...
Mohammed Wahaj Ali +3 more
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Mitral valve repair in patient with absent right superior vena cava in visceroatrial situs solitus [PDF]
, 2013 We report on a 74-year-old woman with an absence of right superior vena cava in visceroatrial situs solitus who underwent mitral valve plasty for severe mitral regurgitation. Preoperative three-dimensional computed tomography revealed an absent right and
Hidenori Gohra +6 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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