Persistent left superior vena cava

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 561-565

  Cherian, Saju Binu ^a   Ramesh, B R ^b   Madhyastha, Sampath ^c  

^a MELAKA MANIPAL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b DR B R AMBEDKAR MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Cardiac catheterization; Congenital venons anomalies; Persistent left superior vena cava

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA ARCH; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CASE REPORT; DISSECTION; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PERSISTENT LEFT SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; VEIN MALFORMATION;

ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR;

EID: 33750020237     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.20267     Document Type: Article

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