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Retro-aortic brachiocephalic vein with azygous vein continuation: a rare vascular variant

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 March 2021

Arjun K. Mahendran Open the ORCID record for Arjun K. Mahendran [Opens in a new window]  and
Arun Chandran
Arjun K. Mahendran*
Affiliation:
UF Congenital Heart Center, Department of Pediatrics, 1600 SW Archer Rd, P.O. Box 100296, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA
Arun Chandran
Affiliation:
UF Congenital Heart Center, Department of Pediatrics, 1600 SW Archer Rd, P.O. Box 100296, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA
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Author for correspondence: A. K. Mahendran, UF Congenital Heart Center, 1600 SW Archer Rd, P.O. Box 100296, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA. Tel: +1 (352) 273-7771. E-mail: amahendran@ufl.edu
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Abstract

We present an infant with incidentally found retro-aortic left brachiocephalic vein draining directly into azygous vein. This rare vascular variant is asymptomatic but does have clinical implications with surgical and interventional procedures.

Keywords

Retro-aortic brachiocephalic veinvascular variantcongenital heart diseasecomputed tomography scan
Type
Images in Congenital Cardiac Disease
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 31 , Issue 6 , June 2021 , pp. 1015 - 1016
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Copyright
© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press

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References

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