Echocardiographic detection of anomalous course of the left innominate vein.
Anomalous course of the left innominate vein beneath the aortic arch is a rare congenital anomaly. We report the case of a 3 year old child in whom this defect was detected by two-dimensional and Doppler echocardiography. The echocardiographic appearance of the anomalous course of the left innominate vein is illustrated and the importance of identifying this rare systemic venous anomaly is discussed.
D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D016121:Brachiocephalic Veins / Q000002:abnormalities*; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000150:complications