Rare case of persistent left superior vena cava to left upper pulmonary vein: pathway for paradoxical embolization and development of transient ischemic attack and subsequent occlusion with an amplatzer vascular plug.
We report the successful transcatheter closure of a large persistent left superior vena cava draining into a left upper pulmonary vein in a patient who suffered 2 transient ischemic attacks after intravenous (IV) injection of saline flush solution into a left arm peripheral IV line utilizing an Amplatzer Vascular Plug.
Recto
Michael R
MR
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Louisville, 571 South Floyd Street, Suite 334, Louisville, KY 40202, USA. mitch.recto@louisville.edu
Sadlo
Henry
H
Sobczyk
Walter L
WL
D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004617:Embolism / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010690:Phlebography / Q000009:adverse effects; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities*; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000009:adverse effects; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000002:abnormalities*
D012965:Sodium Chloride