Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava Resulting in Right-to-Left Cardiac Shunt: When to Treat?

Persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) is one of the most common thoracic venous anatomical variations. A PLSVC commonly drains into the right atrium via the coronary sinus. Anomalous drainage of a PLSVC into the left-sided circulation can occur, presenting as a stroke or hypoxia consequent to a...

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Main Authors: Hisham Hakeem, Sumit Sohal, Muhammad Z. Khakwani, Rajiv Verma, Marc Cohen, Gautam K. Visveswaran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American College of Physicians 2022-09-01
Series:Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases
Online Access:https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2021.0094
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