Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava : Transoesophageal Echocardiographic Findings and Surgical Strategies

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn , Issue 2, 1997, Pages 86-89

  Broka, S M ^a   Ducart, A R ^a   Collard, E L ^a   Louagie, Y A G ^a   Eucher, Ph M ^a   Delire, V R ^a   Joucken, K L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF MONT GODINNE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary bypass, methods; Echocardiography, transoesophageal; Persistent left superior vena cava; Veins

Indexed keywords

AGED; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ABNORMALITIES; AGED; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR;

EID: 0031112706     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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