A UNIQUE LEFT-TO-RIGHT SHUNT CHARACTERIZED BY MULTIMODALITY CARDIAC IMAGING

被引:2
作者
STEIN, JH [1 ]
BRODERICK, L [1 ]
NEUMANN, A [1 ]
SNELL, RJ [1 ]
HANASHIRO, PK [1 ]
CARALIS, DG [1 ]
机构
[1] RUSH MED COLL,DEPT MED,CARDIOL SECT,CHICAGO,IL 60612
关键词
LEFT SUPERIOR VENA CAVA; LEFT-TO-RIGHT SHUNT; LUTEMBACHERS SYNDROME;
D O I
10.1378/chest.107.4.1162
中图分类号
R4 [临床医学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100602 ;
摘要
We describe the first reported patient with a persistent left superior vena cava that communicates directly with the left atrium as an isolated congenital defect. She developed mitral stenosis and physiologic conditions that favored left-to-right shunting - a modified Lutembacher's syndrome. Noninvasive cardiac imaging completely elucidated her cardiac anatomy and physiology.
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页码:1162 / 1164
页数:3
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