Persistent left superior vena cava draining into left atrium, unroofed coronary sinus, and coronary sinus atrial septal defect as rare cause for severe right heart dilatation: diagnostic steps and therapy

Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2014 Jun;15(6):711. doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jet261. Epub 2013 Dec 26.

Authors

Uwe Speiser¹, Silvio Quick², Veit Sandfort², Ruth H Strasser², Steffen Kolschmann²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Dresden University of Technology, Heart Center, University Hospital, Fetscherstraße 76, Dresden 01307, Germany uwe.speiser@mailbox.tu-dresden.de.
² Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Dresden University of Technology, Heart Center, University Hospital, Fetscherstraße 76, Dresden 01307, Germany.

PMID: 24375563
DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jet261

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abnormalities, Multiple / diagnosis
Adult
Cardiac Surgical Procedures / methods
Coronary Sinus / abnormalities*
Dilatation, Pathologic
Echocardiography / methods
Female
Heart Atria / abnormalities*
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / complications
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / diagnosis*
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / surgery
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Angiography / methods
Severity of Illness Index
Treatment Outcome
Vena Cava, Superior / abnormalities*
Vena Cava, Superior / surgery
Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / diagnosis
Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / etiology*
Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / surgery