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Anales de Radiología México 2012; 11 (2)

Total anomalous pulmonary venous return via persistent left superior vena cava

Alonso RL, Hernández MEW, Sánchez MCI, Villeda MLA

Language: Spanish
References: 11
Page: 127-130
PDF size: 224.37 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) is the most common thoracic anomaly. Its incidence is from 0.1 to 0.5% in healthy persons and from 3 to 10% in persons with congenital heart disease. Atrial septal defects, tetralogy of Fallot, cor triatriatum, and mitral atresia are the most commonly associated congenital cardiac defects. On the other hand, one of the common aberrations of total anomalous pulmonary venous return (TAPVR) is toward persistent left superior vena cava. We present a male patient, age 39 years, hospitalized due to thoracic traumatism. An echocardiogram showed aneurism of the ascending aorta, for which reason a chest angiotomography scan was ordered to rule out aortic aneurism; the patient was diagnosed with total anomalous pulmonary venous return through persistent left superior vena cava.


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