title: Levoatriocardinal vein in D-transposition of the great arteries.
abstract: The levoatriocardinal vein is the embryological remnant of the connection between the pulmonary and systemic venous systems. It is a rare lesion that usually occurs in the presence of left-sided obstruction, developing as a pathway for decompression of the pulmonary veins. We report the first case of a levoatriocardinal vein in a patient with D-transposition of the great arteries.
authors.affiliation: 1Division of Pediatric Cardiology,British Columbia Children's Hospital,University of British Columbia,Vancouver,Canada.
authors.forename: Shreya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moodley
authors.affiliation: 1Division of Pediatric Cardiology,British Columbia Children's Hospital,University of British Columbia,Vancouver,Canada.
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Duncan
authors.affiliation: 2Division of Pediatric Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery,British Columbia Children's Hospital,University of British Columbia,Vancouver,Canada.
authors.forename: Sanjiv
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gandhi
mesh_terms: D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D011652:Pulmonary Circulation; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Transposition of the great arteries; embryology; levoatriocardinal vein