Contrast echocardiogram in diagnosing rare type of persistent left superior vena cava
- Author:
Han Siang Koay
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Author Information
- Collective Name:Han Siang Koay; Anis Munirah, MD; Sharifah Ainon
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- From: The Medical Journal of Malaysia 2018;73(6):413-414
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
- Abstract: We report a rare case of persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) with direct drainage into the left atrium in a 3-yearsold boy who had been electively admitted for hypospadias repair, when he was noticed to have finger clubbing and mild hypoxia but was otherwise asymptomatic. The diagnosis of PLSVC can be made without an invasive tool as direct drainage of PLSVC into the left atrium be visualised using transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) by injecting agitated saline into the left arm.
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