Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava (PLSVC) with a Connection to the Azygos System: Case Report and Clinical Implications

Persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) is a rare anatomic variant that has a significant effect on the structure of the heart and venous system with clinical implications that are far-reaching. The presence of this variant is relevant to central venous catheter insertion, cardioverter-defibrilla...

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Autores principales: Moody, Alastair E., Moody, Catriona E., Beutler, Bryce D., Koci, Micaela M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2019
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6699348/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31467726
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/5390272
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Moody, Catriona E.
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Koci, Micaela M.
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description Persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) is a rare anatomic variant that has a significant effect on the structure of the heart and venous system with clinical implications that are far-reaching. The presence of this variant is relevant to central venous catheter insertion, cardioverter-defibrillator placement, coronary artery bypass grafting, and numerous other medical procedures. In this report, we describe a rare case of PLSVC with a connection to the azygos system; notably, the vast majority of PLSVCs connect to the coronary sinus. We also discuss the anatomic and anesthetic considerations for individuals with this uncommon variant.
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spelling pubmed-66993482019-08-29 Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava (PLSVC) with a Connection to the Azygos System: Case Report and Clinical Implications Moody, Alastair E. Moody, Catriona E. Beutler, Bryce D. Koci, Micaela M. Case Rep Anesthesiol Case Report Persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) is a rare anatomic variant that has a significant effect on the structure of the heart and venous system with clinical implications that are far-reaching. The presence of this variant is relevant to central venous catheter insertion, cardioverter-defibrillator placement, coronary artery bypass grafting, and numerous other medical procedures. In this report, we describe a rare case of PLSVC with a connection to the azygos system; notably, the vast majority of PLSVCs connect to the coronary sinus. We also discuss the anatomic and anesthetic considerations for individuals with this uncommon variant. Hindawi 2019-08-05 /pmc/articles/PMC6699348/ /pubmed/31467726 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/5390272 Text en Copyright © 2019 Alastair E. Moody et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava (PLSVC) with a Connection to the Azygos System: Case Report and Clinical Implications
title Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava (PLSVC) with a Connection to the Azygos System: Case Report and Clinical Implications
title_full Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava (PLSVC) with a Connection to the Azygos System: Case Report and Clinical Implications
title_fullStr Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava (PLSVC) with a Connection to the Azygos System: Case Report and Clinical Implications
title_full_unstemmed Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava (PLSVC) with a Connection to the Azygos System: Case Report and Clinical Implications
title_short Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava (PLSVC) with a Connection to the Azygos System: Case Report and Clinical Implications
title_sort persistent left superior vena cava (plsvc) with a connection to the azygos system: case report and clinical implications
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6699348/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31467726
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/5390272
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