Demonstrates a novel transcatheter approach using a Greenfield filter and Gianturco coils for closing a persistent left superior vena cava, offering an alternative to surgical ligation.
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Case report suggests feasibility of transcatheter closure; hypothesis-generating and should not change practice.
Left superior vena cavae draining to the left atrium have traditionally been treated with surgical ligation. Advances in cardiac catheterization have made transcatheter closure a viable alternative to surgery. We report on an innovative method using a Greenfield filter and Gianturco coils for closure of a persistent left superior vena cava. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Diagn. 45:269–271, 1998.
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