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Isolated persistent left superior vena cava: A case report and its clinical implications.


ABSTRACT: The venous anomaly of a persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) affects 0.3%-0.5% of the general population. PLSVC with absent right superior vena cava, also termed as "isolated PLSVC," is an extremely rare venous anomaly. Almost half of the patients with isolated PLSVC have cardiac anomalies in the form of atrial septal defect, endocardial cushion defects, or tetralogy of Fallot. Isolated PLSVC is usually innocuous. Its discovery, however, has important clinical implications. It can pose clinical difficulties with central venous access, cardiothoracic surgeries, and pacemaker implantation. When it drains to the left atrium, it may create a right to left shunt. In this case report, we present the incidental finding of isolated PLSVC in a patient who underwent aortic valve replacement. Awareness about this condition and its variations is important to avoid complications.

SUBMITTER: Bisoyi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5290679 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan-Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Isolated persistent left superior vena cava: A case report and its clinical implications.

Bisoyi Samarjit S   Jagannathan Usha U   Dash Anjan Kumar AK   Tripathy Sabyasachi S   Mohapatra Raghunath R   Pattnaik Naba Kumar NK   Sahu Satyajit S   Nayak Debashish D  

Annals of cardiac anaesthesia 20170101 1


The venous anomaly of a persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) affects 0.3%-0.5% of the general population. PLSVC with absent right superior vena cava, also termed as "isolated PLSVC," is an extremely rare venous anomaly. Almost half of the patients with isolated PLSVC have cardiac anomalies in the form of atrial septal defect, endocardial cushion defects, or tetralogy of Fallot. Isolated PLSVC is usually innocuous. Its discovery, however, has important clinical implications. It can pose cli  ...[more]

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