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Transcutaneous occlusion of a persistent left superior caval vein with an atrial septal occluder significantly improved symptoms and oxygen saturation in a patient with a univentricular heart.
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Transcutaneous occlusion using an atrial septal occluder can successfully treat progressive cyanosis caused by a persistent left superior caval vein in patients with a univentricular heart post-Kawashima operation.
We present a case of persistent left superior caval vein in a univentricular heart presenting with progressive and disabling cyanosis in a 35-year-old man eighteen years after his Kawashima operation. The vein was successfully occluded using an atrial septal occluder with significant improvement of symptoms and oxygen saturation.
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Al‐Ammouri et al. (2014) studied this question. Transcutaneous occlusion of a persistent left superior caval vein with an atrial septal occluder significantly improved symptoms and oxygen saturation in a patient with a univentricular heart.
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