title: A case of biatrial drainage of the right superior vena cava.
abstract: Biatrial drainage of the right superior vena cava resulting from a sinus venosus defect is a rare congenital malformation. It can result in severe desaturation although a sinus venosus defect usually presents as a left-to-right shunt. A male baby was noted to have cyanosis while nursing and was referred to us for medical treatment on his second day of life. Echocardiography showed that most of the blood flowing through the superior vena cava drained into the left atrium. He underwent successful surgery to correct this defect at the age of 2 years.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Children's Medical Center, Gifu Prefectural General Medical Center, Gifu, Japan.
authors.forename: Yusuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Iwata
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Children's Medical Center, Gifu Prefectural General Medical Center, Gifu, Japan.
authors.forename: Ai
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kojima
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Children's Medical Center, Gifu Prefectural General Medical Center, Gifu, Japan.
authors.forename: Yuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakayama
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Medical Center, Gifu Prefectural General Medical Center, Gifu, Japan.
authors.forename: Kentaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Omoya
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Medical Center, Gifu Prefectural General Medical Center, Gifu, Japan.
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kuwahara
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Children's Medical Center, Gifu Prefectural General Medical Center, Gifu, Japan.
authors.forename: Takamasa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
mesh_terms: D000072226:Computed Tomography Angiography; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods; D003490:Cyanosis; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010690:Phlebography / Q000379:methods; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Heart defects; Heart septal defects; Pulmonary veins; Vena cava; atrial; congenital; superior