Unroofed Coronary Sinus Associated with Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava : Detection by Agitated Saline Contrast Echocardiography.
- Author:
Kyu Jin OH
1
;
Wook Jin CHUNG
;
Mi Seung SHIN
;
Mi Young HAN
;
Woong Chol KANG
;
Kyung Leem CHOI
;
Pil Seon YANG
;
Sung Yong KIM
;
Tae Hoon AHN
;
Eak Kyun SHIN
Author Information
1. Division of Cardiology, Gil Heart Center, Gachon Medical School, Incheon, Korea. heart@ghil.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Unroofed coronary sinus;
Persistent left superior vena cava;
Contrast echocardiography
- MeSH:
Adult;
Coronary Sinus*;
Dihydroergotamine*;
Echocardiography*;
Female;
Heart Atria;
Humans;
Pregnant Women;
Veins;
Vena Cava, Superior*
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Echocardiography
2004;12(1):49-53
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Unroofed coronary sinus with persistent left superior vena cava is an extremely rare congenital anomaly. It can be suspected by the presence of a markedly dilated coronary sinus and can be confirmed by injection of agitated saline into the left antecubital vein during echocardiography. Agitated saline contrast echocardiography can easily visualize the flow in the persistent left superior vena cava communicating with the unroofed coronary sinus hereby creating a shunt into the left atrium. An agitated saline contrast echocardiography may be performed with a low risk of transient complication. We demonstrate the case of a 32-year-old pregnant woman with unroofed coronary sinus and persistent left superior vena cava, confirmed by agitated saline contrast echocardiography.
