Prenatal diagnosis of absent right and persistent left superior vena cava

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 700-702

  Pasquini, Lucia ^a   Belmar, Cristian ^a   Seale, Anna ^b   Gardiner, Helena M ^a,b,c  

^a QUEEN CHARLOTTE S AND CHELSEA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Absent right superior vena cava; Enlarged coronary sinus; Fetal echocardiography; Persistent left superior vena cava

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA COARCTATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPOPLASIA; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; TWIN PREGNANCY; VENOUS RETURN;

ADULT; DISEASES IN TWINS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIVE BIRTH; PREGNANCY; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR;

EID: 33747430096     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.1483     Document Type: Article

References (13)

1. Allan LD, Sharland GK. 2001. The echocardiographic diagnosis of totally anomalous pulmonary venous connection in the fetus. Heart 85(4): 433-437.
2. Biffi M, Boriani G, Frabetti L, Bronzetti G, Branzi A. 2001. Left superior vena cava persistence in patients undergoing pacemaker or cardioverter-defibrillator implantation: a 10-year experience. Chest 120(1): 139-144.
3. Choi JY, Anderson RH, Macartney FJ. 1987. Absent right superior caval vein (vena cava) with normal atrial arrangement. Br Heart J 57(5): 474-478.
4. Davies M, Guest PJ. 2003. Developmental abnormalities of the great vessels of the thorax and their embryological basis. Br J Radiol 76(907): 491-502.
5. Jouannic JM, Picone O, Martinovic J, Fermont L, Dumez Y, Bonnet D. 2003. Diminutive fetal left ventricle at mid-gestation associated with persistent left superior vena cava and coronary sinus dilatation. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 22(5): 527-530.
6. Kalache KD, Romero R, Conoscenti G, et al. 2003. Prenatal diagnosis of dilated coronary sinus with persistent left superior vena cava in a fetus with trisomy 18. Prenat Diagn 23: 108-110.
7. Lenox CC, Zuberbuhler JR, Park SC, et al. 1980. Absent right superior vena cava with persistent left superior vena cava: implications and management. Am J Cardiol 45(1): 117-122.
8. Nsah EN, Moore GW, Hutchins GM. 1991. Pathogenesis of persistent left superior vena cava with a coronary sinus connection. Pediatr Pathol 11(2): 261-269.
9. Pasquini L, Fichera A, Tan T, Ho SY, Gardiner H. 2005. Left superior caval vein: a powerful indicator of fetal coarctation. Heart 91(4): 539-540.
10. Phoon CK, Neill CA. 1994. Asplenia syndrome: insight into embryology through an analysis of cardiac and extracardiac anomalies. Am J Cardiol 73(8): 581-587.
11. Sharland GK, Chan KY, Allan LD. 1994. Coarctation of the aorta: difficulties in prenatal diagnosis. Br Heart J 71(1): 70-75.
12. Valsangiacomo ER, Hornberger LK, Barrea C, Smallhorn JF, Yoo SJ. 2003. Partial and total anomalous pulmonary venous connection in the fetus: two-dimensional and Doppler echocardiographic findings. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 22(3): 257-263.
13. Vydt T, Cools F, Rademakers FE. 2003. Absent right and persistent left superior vena cava. Acta Cardiol 58(5): 421-423.