Rare case of persistent left superior vena cava to left upper pulmonary vein: Pathway for paradoxical embolization and development of transient ischemic attack and subsequent occlusion with an amplatzer vascular plug

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2007, Pages

  Recto, Michael R ^a,b   Sadlo, Henry ^c   Sobczyk, Walter L ^a,b  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b KOSAIR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Norton Healthcare   (United States)

Author keywords

Amplatzer vascular plug; Venous anomaly

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL BLOOD VESSEL MALFORMATION; CONSULTATION; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HEART CATHETER; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURE; PARADOXICAL EMBOLISM; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PERSISTENT LEFT SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PULMONARY VEIN; STOMACH BYPASS; STROKE; THERAPY EFFECT; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MIDDLE AGED; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; PULMONARY VEINS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR;

EID: 34848903956     PISSN: 10423931     EISSN: 15572501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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