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Inferior vena cava drainage into the left atrium can result in long survival, even though such veno-arterial communications typically allow only a short period of postnatal life.
Highlights the rare possibility of long survival in patients with the congenital anomaly of the inferior vena cava draining into the left atrium.
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Long survival possible with IVC–left atrial drainage; case report leaves open optimal adult congenital management strategies.
Developmental anomalies of the inferior vena cava are not infrequent. The majority cause no circulatory disturbance, but a small number result in veno-arterial communications that allow only a short period of postnatal life
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Gardner et al. (1955) studied this question. Inferior vena cava drainage into the left atrium can result in long survival, even though such veno-arterial communications typically allow only a short period of postnatal life.
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