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Biatrial drainage of right superior caval vein with preferential streaming into the left atrium

Part of: Cardiac Morphology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 June 2019

Omar Abu-Anza Open the ORCID record for Omar Abu-Anza [Opens in a new window]  and
Ravi Ashwath
Omar Abu-Anza
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Stead Family Children’s Hospital, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
Ravi Ashwath*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Stead Family Children’s Hospital, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
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Author for correspondence: R. Ashwath, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Stead Family Children’s Hospital, University of Iowa, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA. Tel: +1 319-356-3538; Fax: +1 319-384-6955; E-mail: ravi-ashwath@uiowa.edu
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Abstract

Biatrial drainage of the right superior caval vein is an extremely rare cardiac anomaly that generally presents in childhood. We present a case of anomalous connection of the right superior caval vein with superior sinus venosus atrial septal defect and partial anomalous pulmonary venous return in a 5-month-old male presenting with unexplained cyanosis and hypoxia.

Keywords

Anomalous right superior caval veinsuperior sinus venosus atrial septal defectpartial anomalous pulmonary venous returncyanosis
Type
Brief Report
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 29 , Issue 7 , July 2019 , pp. 996 - 998
Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 2019 

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