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Multimodal imaging identifies persistent left superior vena cava with dilated coronary sinus in a young adult.
Case Report (n=1)
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A 35-year-old woman presented with three episodes of syncope. Clinical examination was unremarkable; in particular, she was acyanotic and had no cardiac murmurs. As part of her investigation, transthoracic echocardiography was performed. This showed a persistent left superior vena cava (SVC) and a dilated coronary sinus. Injection of agitated saline through an intravenous cannula in the left arm showed echo contrast in the left atrium and, to a lesser …
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Low et al. (2009) conducted a case report in Syncope and unroofed coronary sinus (n=1). Magnetic resonance imaging and transthoracic echocardiography was evaluated. Diagnostic imaging including transthoracic echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging identified a persistent left superior vena cava and dilated coronary sinus in a 35-year-old woman.
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