Absent right superior caval vein (vena cava) with normal atrial arrangement.

Choi, Jae Young; Anderson, Robert H.; Macartney, F J

doi:10.1136/hrt.57.5.474

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“…Moreover, direct X‐ray, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and transthoracic echocardiography may aid in the diagnosis of this vascular anomaly 6 . Transthoracic echocardiography has a sensitivity of 68–96% for the diagnosis of PLSVC and this diagnostic sensitivity increases in case contrast echocardiography or transesophageal echocardiography is also utilized 1–8 …”

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Persistent left superior vena cava: Experience of a tertiary health‐care center

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Çevik

Sanli

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Pediatrics International

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Persistent left superior vena cava: Experience of a tertiary health‐care center

Kula

Çevik

Sanli

et al. 2011

Pediatrics International

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“…In further cases reported by Schütz (1914), Halpert and Coman (1930), and Wallraff (1939), the superior caval vein and the azygos system presented a mirror image to the normal situation showing a complete situs inversus of these vessels. More examples of LSCV with absent RSCV have been observed by a number of authors (Smith, 1916;Mönckeberg, 1921;Campell and Deuchar, 1954;Choi et al, 1987;Mooney et al, 1993;Kaemmerer et al, 1994;Badessa et al, 2003;Vydt et al, 2003;Pai and Cadman, 2005;Pasquini et al, 2006). Pasquini et al (2006) investigated a fetus by using echocardiography and-like in our case-described a general hypoplasia of the aortic arch.…”

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“…The right vein enters the right atrium normally, while the LSCV drains into the right atrium through the coronary sinus (Campbell and Deuchar, 1954;Cherian et al, 2006). If only the left vein persists, it also drains via the coronary sinus into the right atrium or rarely in the left atrium (see Campbell and Deuchar, 1954;Choi et al, 1987).…”

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A case of persistent left and absent right superior caval vein: An anatomical and embryological perspective

2010

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The relatively common persistent left superior caval vein (LSCV) is in most cases associated with doubling of the superior caval vein. A persistent LSCV with absent right superior caval vein (RSCV)-a rather rare event-was found during our course of gross anatomy. The LSCV drained into an enlarged coronary sinus, which was partly accompanied by an apparent "double" sinus of normal size draining into this enlarged coronary sinus. Histological and immunofluorescence studies using antibodies against smooth and cardiac muscle actins were performed. The terminal part of the LSCV near the opening into the right atrium contained cardiac actin as expected for a normal derivative of the left sinus horn. Previously only one case of doubled coronary sinus with LSCV has been reported and this abnormality was explained by splitting of the sinus. In our case, the partly doubled coronary sinus had the structure of coronary veins. Mechanical forces have been invoked for the obliteration of the LSCV. Therefore, we examined thirteen human embryos from 15 mm to 32 mm crown-rump length. In one embryo, we found a persistent LSCV together with an enormously enlarged left atrium. Contrary to previous suggestions our data indicate that during normal development a compression of the left anterior cardinal vein does not sufficiently explain the obliteration of the left and the persistence of the right vein. We therefore believe that beside a left dominated blood flow of head and arm, genes for left-right signaling may have to be taken into consideration.

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“…In these cases the RSCV is totally absent, and the right brachiocephalic vein drains through the innominate vein into a PLSCV that usually connects to the CS, although it can also connect directly to the left atrium if unroofing of the CS is present [3]. This anatomic venous variant has been associated with a higher incidence of brady and tachyarrhythmias including sinus node dysfunction, atrioventricular block, atrioventricular reciprocating tachycardia using an accessory AV connection and AVNRT [2,4].…”

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