Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound  2007;15(1):23-26

Giant Coronary Sinus Caused by Absent Right and Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava and Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation.

Jeung Hoan PAIK 1 ; Tae Ho PARK ; Young Hoon KIM ; Hee Kyung BAEK ; Jin HAN ; Kyung Ho KIM ; Kwang Soo CHA ; Moo Hyun KIM ; Young Dae KIM

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Keywords

Giant coronary sinus; Persistent left superior vena cava; Tricuspid regurgitation

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

Dilated coronary sinus is often visualized on echocardiography in patients with right sided heart disease as well as with persistent left superior vena cava. We observed a case of markedly dilated coronay sinus caused by persistent left superior vena cava and severe tricuspid regurgitation. The diagnosis was made by transthoracic echocardiography with intravenous injection of agitated saline into both arm.