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Anomalous drainage of isolated superior caval vein to the left atrium: the oldest reported unrepaired case

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2017

Maria Boutsikou Open the ORCID record for Maria Boutsikou [Opens in a new window] ,
Dudley J. Pennell  and
Eva Nyktari
Maria Boutsikou*
Affiliation:
Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Unit, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Dudley J. Pennell
Affiliation:
Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Unit, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Eva Nyktari
Affiliation:
Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Unit, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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Correspondence to: M. Boutsikou, MD, MSc, PhD, Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Unit, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, SW3 6NP, United Kingdom. Tel: +44 207 3518 825; Fax: +44 207 3518 816; E-mail: M.Boutsikou@rbht.nhs.uk
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Abstract

Isolated right superior caval vein drainage into the left atrium is a rare congenital cardiac anomaly usually presenting with hypoxaemia and cyanosis. Surgical repair is the definitive treatment for this condition. In this report, we present the case of a 72-year-old patient with uncorrected anomalous drainage of a right superior caval vein into the left atrium, first diagnosed in the 1960s. To the best of our knowledge, this is the oldest reported unrepaired case.

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Superior caval veinleft atriumhypoxiabrain abscessparadoxical emboli

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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 27 , Issue 5 , July 2017 , pp. 1008 - 1010
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