Article ; Online: A rare case of isolated persistent left superior vena cava diagnosed by echocardiography.
Journal of cardiothoracic surgery
2024 Volume 19, Issue 1, Page(s) 175
Abstract: Background: The persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) is an infrequent vascular variant. PLSVC with absent right superior vena cava, also known as isolated PLSVC, is an exceptionally rare entity. In this case we present a patient with isolated ... ...
| Abstract | Background: The persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) is an infrequent vascular variant. PLSVC with absent right superior vena cava, also known as isolated PLSVC, is an exceptionally rare entity. In this case we present a patient with isolated PLSVC draining to coronary sinus, diagnosed incidentally during echocardiography. Case presentation: A 35-year-old man underwent a transthoracic echocardiography which showed an enormously dilated coronary sinus. Hand-agitated saline was injected via peripheral intravenous cannulas. The contrast appeared firstly in the coronary sinus before it opacified the right atrium. Since this was also visible by the right antecubital saline injection, it indicated an extremely rare case of PLSVC with the absence of right superior vena cava which was confirmed by cardiac magnetic resonance. Conclusions: The finding of a distinctively dilated coronary sinus in echocardiography led us to further investigation using agitated saline that revealed an infrequent anomaly termed isolated PLSVC. The in-depth diagnosis of this vascular variant is crucial considering that it may lead to important clinical implications, such as difficulties with central venous access, especially in the current era of a rapid development of cardiac device therapies. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Male ; Humans ; Adult ; Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava ; Vena Cava, Superior/diagnostic imaging ; Vena Cava, Superior/abnormalities ; Echocardiography ; Vascular Malformations/diagnostic imaging ; Coronary Sinus/diagnostic imaging ; Dilatation, Pathologic |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2024-04-04 |
| Publishing country | England |
| Document type | Case Reports ; Journal Article |
| ZDB-ID | 2227224-0 |
| ISSN | 1749-8090 ; 1749-8090 |
| ISSN (online) | 1749-8090 |
| ISSN | 1749-8090 |
| DOI | 10.1186/s13019-024-02709-8 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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