Persistence of the left superior caval vein: Can it potentiate obstructive lesions of the left ventricle?

Cardiology in the Young

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 285-290

  Agnoletti, Gabriella ^a,b   Annecchino, Francesco ^a   Freda, Laura ^a   Borghi, Adele ^a  

^a OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abnormal systemic venous connections; Coronary sinus; Hypoplastic left ventricle

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; AORTA COARCTATION; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; HEART OUTFLOW TRACT OBSTRUCTION; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN;

AORTIC COARCTATION; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; CHILD; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR; VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 0033124338     PISSN: 10479511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1047951100004959     Document Type: Article

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