title: Atrial septal defect with drainage of the inferior vena cava into the left atrium.
abstract: Atrial septal defect (ASD) with drainage of the inferior vena cava (IVC) into the left atrium (LA) is a rare congenital anomaly. Few cases have been reported in the literature. We present a 17-year-old female with an ASD and an anomalous drainage of the IVC into the LA leading to cyanosis since early childhood. Diagnosis was documented by computed tomography (CT) angiography and confirmed intra-operatively. The patient underwent successful surgical correction with an uneventful postoperative course.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, King Fahad Hospital SR, Khamis Mushayt, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Hashem
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Aliter
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: El-Haddad
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gallo
authors.forename: Zohair
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Al-Halees
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003490:Cyanosis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery