Absent Superior Vena Cava in Tetralogy of Fallot

Absent superior vena cava (SVC) is an asymptomatic congenital systemic venous anomaly which is rarely detected and compatible with normal life. Undiagnosed absent SVC may cause problems during cardiac catheterization or cardiac surgery. We present our surgical experience in a patient with tetralogy...

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Autores principales: Shah, Tejas R., Hiremath, Channabasavaraj S., Diwakar, Anitha, Soman Rema, Krishna Manohar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5914227/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29652288
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/aca.ACA_164_17
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Sumario:Absent superior vena cava (SVC) is an asymptomatic congenital systemic venous anomaly which is rarely detected and compatible with normal life. Undiagnosed absent SVC may cause problems during cardiac catheterization or cardiac surgery. We present our surgical experience in a patient with tetralogy of Fallot who had undiagnosed absent SVC.

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