Key result
A 55-year-old woman with complete heart block was incidentally diagnosed with isolated persistent left superior vena cava during pacemaker and central venous catheter insertion.
Population
1 55-year-old female with complete heart block and sepsis, found to have isolated Persistent Left Superior…
Design
Case_report
Authors
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Alerts operators to PLSVC variants during left-sided access for pacing; leaves open prevalence and management implications in heart block.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights the clinical relevance and practical implications of incidentally discovering a persistent left superior vena cava during central venous catheterization or pacemaker implantation.
Gautam Rawal (2016) conducted a case report in Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava with absent Right Superior Vena Cava (n=1). Permanent cardiac pacemaker implantation and central venous catheter insertion was evaluated. A 55-year-old woman with complete heart block was incidentally diagnosed with isolated persistent left superior vena cava during pacemaker and central venous catheter insertion.
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