Persistent left superior vena cava draining into the coronary sinus: Report of 10 cases and literature review

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 515-518

  Gonzalez Juanatey, Carlos ^a   Testa, Ana ^a   Vidan, Juan ^a   Izquierdo, Ricardo ^a   Garcia Castelo, Alberto ^a   Daniel, Celedonio ^a   Armesto, Victor ^a  

^a HOSPITAL XERAL CALDE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Coronary sinus; Echo contrast; Echocardiogram; Left superior vena cava; Magnetic resonance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BRACHIOCEPHALIC VEIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORONARY SINUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERSISTENT FETUS CIRCULATION; PERSISTENT LEFT SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SPAIN; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VEIN MALFORMATION;

EID: 4344699019     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960270909     Document Type: Review

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