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Published in: Pediatric Cardiology 1/2019

01-01-2019 | Case Report

Anomalous Connection of the Right Superior Vena Cava to the Left Atrium in a Child with Bilateral Superior Vena Cavae: An Unusual Cause of Cyanosis

Author: Saad Khoshhal

Published in: Pediatric Cardiology | Issue 1/2019

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Abstract

Anomalous drainage of the right superior vena cava into the left atrium (LA) has been previously reported in the medical literature. We present a unique case of a child who had two superior vena cavae, a left superior vena cava that drained normally through the coronary sinus to the right atrium, and a right superior vena cava that drained anomalously to the LA.
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Metadata
Title
Anomalous Connection of the Right Superior Vena Cava to the Left Atrium in a Child with Bilateral Superior Vena Cavae: An Unusual Cause of Cyanosis
Author
Saad Khoshhal
Publication date
01-01-2019
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Pediatric Cardiology / Issue 1/2019
Print ISSN: 0172-0643
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1971
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-018-2013-6

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