Left‐sided inferior vena cava draining into the coronary sinus via persistent left superior vena cava: Case report and review of the literature

Brickner, M. Elizabeth; Eichhorn, Eric J.; Netto, Dymphna; Cigarroa, Ricardo G.; Brogan, Walter C.; Simonsen, Randall; Grayburn, Paul A.

doi:10.1002/ccd.1810200308

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“…This anomaly is frequently observed in patients with congenital heart disease and has occasionally been reported in patients without evidence of other congenital abnormalities. 1,2 Persistent left superior vena cava is the result of a persistent patency of an embryological vessel (left anterior cardinal vein) that is present during the early developmental period. It usually drains into the right atrium through a dilated coronary sinus.…”

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Persistent left superior vena cava draining into the coronary sinus: Report of 10 cases and literature review

González‐Juanatey

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Vidan

et al. 2004

Clinical Cardiology

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Background: Persistent left superior vena cava (PLS VC) is the most common thoracic venous anomaly.Hypothesis: This study examines the epidemiologic, clinical, and morphologic characteristics of a cohort of patients with PLSVC draining into the coronary sinus.Methods: We examined the clinical and morphologic characteristics of patients with PLSVC draining into the coronary sinus diagnosed at a single referral hospital for a defined population in northwestern Spain. We designed a prospective study of the case records of all patients diagnosed with PLSVC draining into the coronary sinus at the echocardiog‐raphy laboratory of the Hospital Xeral‐Calde from January 2001 through December 2002. Patients were included if they had a PLSVC diagnosed by transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) using an echo‐contrast enhancement and confirmed by a magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. Ten patients (6 women) fulfilled the inclusion criteria described above. All patients were adults and had associated heart disease, including a congenital heart disease in three cases.Results: Magnetic resonance imaging examination confirmed the presence of PLSVC and the site of drainage into the coronary sinus. Absence of the right superior vena cava was observed only in three patients, in whom the main coronary sinus size was significantly increased. Absence of the left bra‐chiocephalic vein was diagnosed in five patients.Conclusion: This study describes 10 new cases of PLSVC and supports the necessity of considering PLSVC draining into the coronary sinus in the diagnosis of patients presenting with dilated coronary sinus diagnosed by TTE. It also underlines the important role of MR imaging in the evaluation of these abnormalities. An associated heart disease must always be excluded in these patients.

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Persistent left superior vena cava draining into the coronary sinus: Report of 10 cases and literature review

González‐Juanatey

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Vidan

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Clinical Cardiology

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“…Amongst all inferior cava anomalies, a left-sided IVC communicating with PLSVC through the hemiazygos vein is the least common. [1] 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.…”

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Vena Caval Anomalies

Francis

Rajakulasingam

2013

Journal of Clinical Imaging Science

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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 assessment of these anomalies is crucial given the widespread use of invasive cardiac procedures.

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“…Brickner et al (1990) have reported a case of a left-sided inferior vena cava (IVC), which communicated with LSVC via a dilated hemiazygos vein. Brickner et al (1990) have reported a case of a left-sided inferior vena cava (IVC), which communicated with LSVC via a dilated hemiazygos vein.…”

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Integrated Cardiothoracic Imaging with MDCT

Rémy‐Jardin¹,

Rémy²

2009

Medical Radiology

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Left‐sided inferior vena cava draining into the coronary sinus via persistent left superior vena cava: Case report and review of the literature

Abstract: A case of a left-sided Inferior vena cava draining into the coronary sinus via a persistent lett superior vena cava is described and the pertinent literature reviewed.

Cited by 27 publications

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Persistent left superior vena cava draining into the coronary sinus: Report of 10 cases and literature review

Persistent left superior vena cava draining into the coronary sinus: Report of 10 cases and literature review

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