title: Persistent left superior vena cava causing subdivided left atrium: diagnosis, embryological implications, and surgical management.
abstract: A 3-month-old infant is described in whom a persistent left superior vena cava impinged on the posterior wall of the left atrium, producing a subdivided left atrium with left-to-right shunting and congestive heart failure. To our knowledge, this anomaly has not previously been reported. The preoperative diagnosis, surgical management, and embryological implications are discussed.
authors: Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510.
authors: R J
authors: RJ
authors: Ascuitto
authors: N T
authors: NT
authors: Ross-Ascuitto
authors: G S
authors: GS
authors: Kopf
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Fahey
authors: C S
authors: CS
authors: Kleinman
authors: W E
authors: WE
authors: Hellenbrand
authors: N S
authors: NS
authors: Talner
mesh_terms: D004452:Echocardiography; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000002:abnormalities; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000002:abnormalities*