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SUBMITTER: Rajakulasingam R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3883268 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of clinical imaging science 20131128
Anomalous vena cavae can have significant implications for procedures on the right side of the heart. We report a rare anatomical configuration in a 44-year-old female, which to the best of our knowledge, is the first report of such an association. She had a bicuspid aortic valve in conjunction with a persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) draining into the coronary sinus, and a left-sided inferior vena cava (IVC) draining into a left superior vena cava via the hemiazygos vein. Comprehensive ...[more]