Levoatriocardinal vein with normal intracardiac anatomy and pulmonary venous return

Levoatriocardinal vein (LACV) is characterized by an abnormal connection between pulmonary and systemic venous return. This extremely rare cardiac malformation is usually associated with left-sided obstructive lesions including mitral atresia, hypoplastic left-heart syndrome, and abnormal pulmonary...

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Published in:Annals of pediatric cardiology 2011-07, Vol.4 (2), p.183-185
Main Authors: Odemis, Ender, Akdeniz, Celal, Saygili, Ozlem Barutcu, Karaci, Ali Riza
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abnormal pulmonary venous connection
cardiac magnetic resonance
Case Report
Catheters
levoatriocardinal vein
Pathology
Physiological aspects
Pulmonary ventilation
Surgery
Veins
Veins & arteries
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Summary:Levoatriocardinal vein (LACV) is characterized by an abnormal connection between pulmonary and systemic venous return. This extremely rare cardiac malformation is usually associated with left-sided obstructive lesions including mitral atresia, hypoplastic left-heart syndrome, and abnormal pulmonary venous connection. Patients may have low systemic cardiac output and pulmonary venous obstruction symptoms. In this manuscript, we report a case with LACV and normal pulmonary venous return with absence of any intracardiac pathology. LACV was demonstrated with echocardiography, angiography, and computed tomography. Surgical correction was made successfully.
ISSN:0974-2069
0974-5149
DOI:10.4103/0974-2069.84667