title: [Percutaneous occlusion of a left superior vena cava draining into the left atrium: two case reports].
abstract: Persistent left superior caval vein draining into the left atrium is responsible for a right-to-left shunt which can be source of desaturation and systemic embolism. We present 2 cases of successful percutaneous treatment in 2 patients in whom no bridging vein existed and systemic desaturation was found after repair of the underlying congenital heart.
authors.affiliation: Service de cardiologie pédiatrique Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades 149, rue de Sèvres 75743 Paris.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abadir
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bouzguenda
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Boudjemline
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Agnoletti
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016121:Brachiocephalic Veins / Q000002:abnormalities; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006343:Heart Septal Defects / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000601:surgery; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000002:abnormalities*