Arora Vanita, Singh Jitender, Kler T S
Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi.
Indian Heart J. 2005 Nov-Dec;57(6):717-9.
Persistence of a left superior vena cava has been observed in 0.3% of the general population as established by autopsy findings. In the adult population. it is an important anatomic finding if a left or right superior vena cava approach to the heart is considered for device implantation. We present a case with persistent left superior vena cava and right superior vena cava atresia in whom a dual chamber implantable cardioverter defibrillator was implanted and was technically challenging.
尸检结果显示,在普通人群中,左上腔静脉持续存在的情况占0.3%。在成年人群中,如果考虑通过左或右上腔静脉途径进行心脏装置植入,这是一项重要的解剖学发现。我们报告一例左上腔静脉持续存在且右上腔静脉闭锁的病例,该病例植入双腔植入式心脏复律除颤器时面临技术挑战。