Occlusion of persistent left superior vena cava to unroofed coronary sinus using vena cava filter and coils.
A 48 year old female with complex cyanotic heart disease and pulmonary hypertension was partly cyanosed because of a persistent left superior vena cava draining into an unroofed coronary sinus. The left superior vena cava, which measured 22 mm in diameter, was successfully occluded with a Günther Tulip Vena Cava Mreye Filter which acted as a barrier for embolisation coils.
Heng
J T
JT
Heart Unit, Birmingham Children's Hospital, NHS Trust, United Kingdom.
De Giovanni
J V
JV
D003490:Cyanosis / Q000628:therapy; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D016306:Vena Cava Filters; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000002:abnormalities*