Partially Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection to Solitary and Persistent Left Superior Caval Vein in Usual Visceroatrial Arrangement

Abstract

Although the occurrence of bilateral superior caval veins (SCVs) is not unusual, persistence of the left SCV with atretic right SCV is extremely uncommon in the setting of normal visceroatrial arrangement. We report such a case that was also associated with anomalous pulmonary venous connection of the right pulmonary veins to the solitary left SCV.

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partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection absent right superior caval vein persistent left superior caval vein cardiac MRI

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