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12365166

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-10-7
pubmed:abstractText
A left superior caval vein frequently occurs in the malformed, as well as in the structurally normal, heart. Its physiological impact varies, and is determined by its connections and whether there are associated cardiac lesions. In this review, we describe 3 patients with such a vein, 1 without other lesions and 2 with the anomalous venous channel as a component of a complex cardiac malformation. In all cases, transcatheter techniques were used to treat the physiological dysfunction caused by the presence of the vein. The connections of the vein, and the complexity of the associated cardiac lesions, determine the options for treatment. We define the role of surgical as opposed to transcatheter intervention, and discuss strategies for transcatheter treatment.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1047-9511
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
218-23
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Physiological impact and transcatheter treatment of the persisting left superior caval vein.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, Variety Club Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto School of Medicine, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review