Rare case of persistent left superior vena cava to left upper pulmonary vein: pathway for paradoxical embolization and development of transient ischemic attack and subsequent occlusion with an amplatzer vascular plug

Autor:	Michael R, Recto, Henry, Sadlo, Walter L, Sobczyk
Rok vydání:	2007
Předmět:	Prosthesis Implantation Vena Cava Superior Ischemic Attack Transient Pulmonary Veins Embolism Humans Female Phlebography Prostheses and Implants Middle Aged Sodium Chloride Echocardiography Transesophageal
Zdroj:	The Journal of invasive cardiology. 19(10)
ISSN:	1557-2501
Popis:	We report the successful transcatheter closure of a large persistent left superior vena cava draining into a left upper pulmonary vein in a patient who suffered 2 transient ischemic attacks after intravenous (IV) injection of saline flush solution into a left arm peripheral IV line utilizing an Amplatzer Vascular Plug.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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