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Persistent left superior caval vein with absent right superior caval vein: importance of awareness

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 July 2011

Sungwon Lee ,
Joo H. Cha  and
Dae H. Han
Sungwon Lee
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
Joo H. Cha
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
Dae H. Han*
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
*
Correspondence to: Dr D. H. Han, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, 505 Banpo-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul 137-701, Korea. Tel: +82 2 2258 1436; Fax: +82 2 599 6771; E-mail: lepolder@gmail.com
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Abstract

Isolated persistent left superior caval vein is a rare anomaly of the systemic venous return. We describe an unsuccessful pacemaker implantation through the right subclavian vein, which later turned out to be due to a venous anomaly. This case and some other cases show that with the help of a multidetector computed tomography, an isolated persistent left superior caval vein is not a contraindication for subclavian approached pacemaker insertion.

Keywords

Venous anomalypacemakermultidetector computed tomography
Type
Brief Reports
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 22 , Issue 2 , 02 March 2012 , pp. 213 - 215
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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