title: Transcatheter closure of an anomalous venous connection by a novel method.
abstract: Left superior vena cavae draining to the left atrium have traditionally been treated with surgical ligation. Advances in cardiac catheterization have made transcatheter closure a viable alternative to surgery. We report on an innovative method using a Greenfield filter and Gianturco coils for closure of a persistent left superior vena cava.
authors.affiliation: Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8064, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maheshwari
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pollak
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Hellenbrand
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010690:Phlebography; D016306:Vena Cava Filters; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging