Journal article
Pacemaker implantation in a challenging anatomy: isolated persistent left superior vena cava and azygos continuation of interrupted inferior vena cava
Clinical case reports, Vol.6(4), pp.709-711
04/2018
DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.1366
PMCID: PMC5889240
PMID: 29636945
Abstract
Isolated persistent left superior vena cava (SVC) in the absence of right SVC is a rare congenital variant of thoracic venous drainage with the left subclavian and jugular veins that drain into the right atrium through the coronary sinus. Inferior vena cava interruption with azygos continuation is another congenital anomaly resulting in venous drainage of the lower extremities via a typically dilated azygos vein. Although both variants are generally asymptomatic and incidentally detected, these can have clinical implications in specific circumstances and in particular during device implantation. We report a case of pacemaker implantation in which both anatomical variants were present.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Pacemaker implantation in a challenging anatomy: isolated persistent left superior vena cava and azygos continuation of interrupted inferior vena cava
- Creators
- Sergio Conti - Southlake Regional Health CentreYaariv Khaykin - Southlake Regional Health Centre
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Clinical case reports, Vol.6(4), pp.709-711
- DOI
- 10.1002/ccr3.1366
- PMID
- 29636945
- PMCID
- PMC5889240
- NLM abbreviation
- Clin Case Rep
- ISSN
- 2050-0904
- eISSN
- 2050-0904
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Inc
- Number of pages
- 3
- Alternative title
- S. Conti & Y. Khaykin
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/2018
- Academic Unit
- Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984823101502771
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