| Literature DB >> 17894578 |
Antonino Recupero1, Pietro Pugliatti, Fabrizio Rizzo, Scipione Carerj, Giovanni Cavalli, Cesare de Gregorio, Gianluca Di Bella, Fabio Minutoli, Francesco Arrigo, Giuseppe Oreto, Sebastiano Coglitore.
Abstract
Persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) is a rare finding. We describe 5 patients with PLSVC diagnosed by a noninvasive approach, including two-dimensional (2D) echocardiogram, nuclear magnetic resonance and multislice computed tomography (MCT). In 4 cases the PLSVC was isolated ("alone PLSVC"), and in 1 case associated with a right superior vena cava.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17894578 DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2007.00509.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Echocardiography ISSN: 0742-2822 Impact factor: 1.724