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19670176

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-8-11
pubmed:abstractText
Variations in the course of the blood vessels are often incidental findings during clinical examination. Persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) is an uncommon anomaly, estimated to be present in about 0.3-0.5% of healthy individuals and in about 3-10% of patients with congenital heart disease. It results from the failure of the left anterior cardinal vein to degenerate during embryological development. Serious complications such as shock, angina and cardiac arrest have been described during catheterization in adults with a PLSVC. Since it frequently goes undiagnosed because of lack of symptoms when not accompanied by other anomalies, variations of the superior vena cava should be considered, especially when central venous catheterization via the subclavian or internal jugular vein is difficult. The embryological development, diagnosis, and clinical implications of a PLSVC are therefore reviewed in this article.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1129-7298
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
207-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Persistent left superior vena cava: what the interventional nephrologist needs to know.
pubmed:affiliation
Departments of Nephrology & Dialysis, Internal Medicine & Radiology, Vittorio Emanuele-Ferrarotto-S. Bambino Hospital, University of Catania, Catania,Italy. antonio.granata4@tin.it
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Case Reports