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Detection of persistent left superior vena cava by two-dimensional contrast echocardiography.

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Stewart, JA; Fraker, TD; Slosky, DA; Wise, NK; Kisslo, JA
Published in: J Clin Ultrasound
October 1979

One hundred seventy adult patients with possible congenital or valvular heart disease underwent contrast two-dimensional echocardiographic examination as part of a precatheterization evaluation. Persistent left superior vena cava was detected in 5 patients, each of whom demonstrated an abnormally large coronary sinus. Injection of echocardiographic contrast material from a peripheral left arm vein resulted in early opacification of this structure before other right-side chambers, thus suggesting abnormal venous drainage. Persistent left superior vena cava was confirmed in all 5 patients at the time of catheterization and/or surgery.

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Published In

J Clin Ultrasound

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ISSN

0091-2751

Publication Date

October 1979

Volume

7

Issue

5

Start / End Page

357 / 360

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Vena Cava, Superior
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Humans
  • Heart Valve Diseases
  • Heart Defects, Congenital
  • Echocardiography
  • Adult
  • Adolescent
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
 

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Stewart, J. A., Fraker, T. D., Slosky, D. A., Wise, N. K., & Kisslo, J. A. (1979). Detection of persistent left superior vena cava by two-dimensional contrast echocardiography. J Clin Ultrasound, 7(5), 357–360. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcu.1870070506
Stewart, J. A., T. D. Fraker, D. A. Slosky, N. K. Wise, and J. A. Kisslo. “Detection of persistent left superior vena cava by two-dimensional contrast echocardiography.J Clin Ultrasound 7, no. 5 (October 1979): 357–60. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcu.1870070506.
Stewart JA, Fraker TD, Slosky DA, Wise NK, Kisslo JA. Detection of persistent left superior vena cava by two-dimensional contrast echocardiography. J Clin Ultrasound. 1979 Oct;7(5):357–60.
Stewart, J. A., et al. “Detection of persistent left superior vena cava by two-dimensional contrast echocardiography.J Clin Ultrasound, vol. 7, no. 5, Oct. 1979, pp. 357–60. Pubmed, doi:10.1002/jcu.1870070506.
Stewart JA, Fraker TD, Slosky DA, Wise NK, Kisslo JA. Detection of persistent left superior vena cava by two-dimensional contrast echocardiography. J Clin Ultrasound. 1979 Oct;7(5):357–360.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Clin Ultrasound

DOI

ISSN

0091-2751

Publication Date

October 1979

Volume

7

Issue

5

Start / End Page

357 / 360

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Vena Cava, Superior
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Humans
  • Heart Valve Diseases
  • Heart Defects, Congenital
  • Echocardiography
  • Adult
  • Adolescent
  • 3202 Clinical sciences