Transcatheter Closure of Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava Draining to Pulmonary Vein

Hamza A. Lodhi, MD; Ramez Morcos, MD, MBA; Priya Bansal, MD; Adithya Mathews, MD, MBA; Haider Al Taii, MD; Brijeshwar Maini, MD; Houman Khalili, MD

JACC: Case Reports (Jul 2020)

Transcatheter Closure of Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava Draining to Pulmonary Vein

Hamza A. Lodhi, MD,
Ramez Morcos, MD, MBA,
Priya Bansal, MD,
Adithya Mathews, MD, MBA,
Haider Al Taii, MD,
Brijeshwar Maini, MD,
Houman Khalili, MD

Affiliations

Hamza A. Lodhi, MD: Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida
Ramez Morcos, MD, MBA: Department of Internal Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida
Priya Bansal, MD: Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida
Adithya Mathews, MD, MBA: Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida
Haider Al Taii, MD: Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida
Brijeshwar Maini, MD: Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida; Tenet Healthcare Corporation, Boca Raton, Florida
Houman Khalili, MD: Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida; Tenet Healthcare Corporation, Boca Raton, Florida; Address for correspondence: Dr. Houman Khalili, Florida Atlantic University, Tenet Florida, 5352 Linton Boulevard, Suite #100, Delray Beach, Florida 33484.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 8
pp. 1120 – 1123

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We describe a patient with recurrent embolic strokes who was found to have a persistent left superior vena cava draining into a pulmonary vein. Transcatheter placement of a vascular plug resulted in successful occlusion of the superior vena cava. Repeat bubble study on follow-up imaging was negative for a right-to-left shunt. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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