Persistent left-sided superior vena cava: integrated noninvasive diagnosis.
Persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) is a rare finding. We describe 5 patients with PLSVC diagnosed by a noninvasive approach, including two-dimensional (2D) echocardiogram, nuclear magnetic resonance and multislice computed tomography (MCT). In 4 cases the PLSVC was isolated ("alone PLSVC"), and in 1 case associated with a right superior vena cava.
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Antonino
A
Department of Medicine and Pharmacology, University Hospital, Via Consolare Valeria (Gazzi), 98125 Messina, Italy. toninorecupero@virgilio.it
Pugliatti
Pietro
P
Rizzo
Fabrizio
F
Carerj
Scipione
S
Cavalli
Giovanni
G
de Gregorio
Cesare
C
Di Bella
Gianluca
G
Minutoli
Fabio
F
Arrigo
Francesco
F
Oreto
Giuseppe
G
Coglitore
Sebastiano
S
D003287:Contrast Media; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
D003287:Contrast Media