A case of a persistent left vena cava superior with atresia of the right atrial ostium of the coronary sinus

2000 ◽  
Vol 182 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jürgen Giebel ◽  
Jochen Fanghänel ◽  
Sebastian Hauser ◽  
Irmfried Paul
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Sinus ◽  
Vena Cava ◽  
Right Atrial ◽  
Vena Cava Superior ◽  
Left Vena ◽  
The Right

scholarly journals Anatomical Study of Chiari Network and the Remnant of Left Venous Valve in the Interior of Right Atrium

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Devi Jansirani ◽  
S. Shiva Deep ◽  
S. Anandaraja
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Sinus ◽  
Right Atrium ◽  
Vena Cava ◽  
Clinical Manifestations ◽  
Anatomical Study ◽  
Right Atrial ◽  
Venous Valve ◽  
Membranous Structure ◽  
Chiari Network ◽  
The Right

Chiari network occurs due to incomplete resorption of right valve of sinus venosus. It is often noticed as fenestrated membranous structure or reticular network like structure in the valve of inferior vena cava and coronary sinus. The remnant of left venous valve is observed as trabeculae over the fossa ovalis. The incidence of Chiari network and the remnant of left venous valve were studied in 80 cadaveric hearts utilized for teaching the undergraduates. The right atrium was opened anterior to sulcus terminalis and the interior was examined for the presence of these embryological remnants. The incidence of Chiari network and left venous valve in the present study is 3.75% and 7.5%, respectively. Chiari network was observed as a fenestrated membranous structure in 2 specimens and a reticular network in 1 specimen, with variable extension to coronary sinus opening and right atrial wall. The remnant of left venous valve was observed as multiple fine strands in 3 specimens and trabecular structure in 3 specimens. These structures may create diagnostic confusion, difficulty in interventional procedures, and complications like thromboembolic events. Hence, the knowledge about the incidence, morphology, and clinical manifestations of these rare embryological remnants is mandatory.

scholarly journals Coronary sinus atrial septal defects in adults over the past 20 years at new Tokyo hospital: case series

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Haruhiko Sugimori ◽  
Tatsuya Nakao ◽  
Yuki Ikegaya ◽  
Daisuke Iwahashi ◽  
Shoichi Tsuda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Sinus ◽  
Surgical Repair ◽  
Wide Spectrum ◽  
Superior Vena ◽  
Vena Cava ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Right Atrial ◽  
Valvular Regurgitation ◽  
Type Iv ◽  
The Right

Abstract Background An isolated coronary sinus (CS) atrial septal defect (ASD) is defined as a CS unroofed in the terminal portion without a persistent left superior vena cava or other anomalies. This defect is rare and part of the wide spectrum of unroofed CS syndrome (URCS). Recently, several reports have described this finding. The database of New Tokyo Hospital was searched to determine the incidence of this defect. Additionally, to raise awareness of this condition, the findings from five patients with CS ASD who underwent surgical repair at New Tokyo Hospital are discussed. Case presentation The patients were three women and two men with an age range of 63–77 years. All patients underwent transthoracic echocardiography and computed tomography, and one underwent magnetic resonance imaging. In two patients, the defect was found unexpectedly intraoperatively; left-to-right shunting was apparent in the other three patients preoperatively. The pulmonary-to-systemic blood flow ratio ranged from 1.42 to 3.1 following cardiac catheterization, and oxygen saturation step-up was seen on the right side of the heart. Valvular regurgitation was seen in 4/5 patients with different combinations and degrees of mitral, tricuspid, and aortic valve involvement. Right atrial and ventricular dilation were seen in 4/5 patients; three patients had left atrial dilation. Three patients experienced atrial fibrillation, and one of these also experienced paroxysmal ventricular contractions. All patients underwent surgical repair, and some underwent multiple procedures. One patient who had previously undergone kidney transplantation died approximately 1 year postoperatively; the remaining four patients are currently experiencing good activities of daily living without symptoms. Conclusions CS ASD (Kirklin and Barratt–Boyes type IV URCS) comprised 1.3% of adult congenital heart surgeries and 0.07% of adult open-heart surgeries at New Tokyo Hospital from 1999 to 2019. At New Tokyo Hospital, cardiac surgery is performed mainly for patients with acquired cardiac disease, and CS ASD is rare. Early diagnosis is important, as well as early surgical repair in symptomatic patients, especially those with blood access shunts, which may overload the heart. The case of a poor prognosis in this series is noteworthy, as similar cases have not been reported previously.

Atresia of the right atrial ostium of the coronary sinus without persistent left superior vena cava

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 227-229
Author(s):  
Nobuo Tomizawa ◽  
Masamichi Takahashi ◽  
Masakazu Kaneko ◽  
Kou Suzuki ◽  
Yujiro Matsuoka
Keyword(s):  
Superior Vena Cava ◽  
Coronary Sinus ◽  
Superior Vena ◽  
Vena Cava ◽  
Right Atrial ◽  
Left Superior Vena Cava ◽  
Persistent Left Superior Vena ◽  
The Right

scholarly journals PERSISTENT LEFT SUPERIOR VENA CAVA: A DECEPTIVE ANOMALY

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Javaria Aleem ◽  
Waqas Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Superior Vena Cava ◽  
Coronary Sinus ◽  
Superior Vena ◽  
Pulmonary Veins ◽  
Vena Cava ◽  
Central Venous Line ◽  
Left Superior Vena Cava ◽  
Persistent Left Superior Vena ◽  
Vena Cava Superior ◽  
The Right

Persistent left superior vena cava (SVC) is a rare but vital congenital anomaly of the thoracic venous system. It is the persistence of vessel that normally regresses during early foetal life. It has utmost importance in intervention radiology, cardiothoracic procedures and insertion of the central venous line as well as in trauma. The vessel can drain into the right atrium through the coronary sinus, directly into left atrium or through pulmonary veins. It is usually detected during routine investigations and requires surgical treatment. In our case, SVC persists on both right and left sides with enlarged coronary sinus incidentally detected during follow-up for breast cancer.Key words: Persistent left superior vena cava, superior vena cava, vascular variant

scholarly journals 6. On the development and varieties of the great anterior veins in man and Mammalia

1851 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 842-845
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Sinus ◽  
Human Subject ◽  
Vena Cava ◽  
The Other ◽  
Coronary Vein ◽  
Left Vena ◽  
Cardiac Veins ◽  
Abnormal Condition ◽  
The Right

The object of this paper is to state the result of observations on the metamorphosis of the great anterior veins in Man and Mam­malia, and on the relations existing between the primitive and final condition of these vessels, in different cases, both in their normal arrangement in animals, and their abnormal condition in the human subject. From an examination of the form and structure of the sinus of the great coronary vein, and of the arrangement of its branches and valves in Man and some of the Mammalia, and from a comparison of those parts with the terminations of the great coronary and other posterior cardiac veins in the other Mammalia, the coronary sinus in Man and one set of Mammals, as the Dog, Cat, and Seal, is shown to be analogous to the lower part of the left vena cava anterior found in another set, represented by the Elephant, Rabbit and Hedgehog, and to the lower part of the left vena azygos , found in a third set, as exemplified in the Sheep, Ox and Pig. The great coronary vein, therefore, is shown always to end in a similar way, viz. in a larger muscular venous channel, which, in all cases, ends in the right auri­cle of the heart, by a wide orifice situated in an exactly correspond­ing part of that cavity.

scholarly journals Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Subtotal Occlusion of the Inferior Vena Cava and a Right Atrial Mass

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Steinberg ◽  
Suzanne Boudreau ◽  
Felix Leveille ◽  
Marc Lamothe ◽  
Patrick Chagnon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hepatocellular Carcinoma ◽  
Inferior Vena Cava ◽  
Right Atrium ◽  
Inferior Vena ◽  
Vena Cava ◽  
Great Majority ◽  
Right Atrial ◽  
Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma ◽  
Regional Lymph Nodes ◽  
The Right

Hepatocellular carcinoma usually metastasizes to regional lymph nodes, lung, and bones but can rarely invade the inferior vena cava with intravascular extension to the right atrium. We present the case of a 75-year-old man who was admitted for generalized oedema and was found to have advanced HCC with invasion of the inferior vena cava and endovascular extension to the right atrium. In contrast to the great majority of hepatocellular carcinoma, which usually develops on the basis of liver cirrhosis due to identifiable risk factors, none of those factors were present in our patient.

Role of right heart receptors in the control of renin, vasopressin, and cortisol secretion in dogs

1992 ◽  
Vol 263 (5) ◽  
pp. R1071-R1077 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. H. Carr ◽  
D. B. Jennings ◽  
T. N. Thrasher ◽  
L. C. Keil ◽  
D. J. Ramsay
Keyword(s):  
Inferior Vena ◽  
Vena Cava ◽  
Plasma Renin ◽  
Atrial Pressure ◽  
Right Atrial ◽  
Right Heart ◽  
Hormonal Responses ◽  
The Right ◽  
Maximal Reduction

We have reported that increased left heart pressure inhibits increases in plasma renin activity (PRA), arginine vasopressin (AVP), and cortisol during arterial hypotension. The goal of this study was to determine whether increases in right heart pressure also inhibited hormonal responses to hypotension. Seven dogs were chronically instrumented with inflatable cuffs around the ascending aorta (AA), the pulmonary artery (PA), and the thoracic inferior vena cava (IVC), as well as with catheters in both atria, the abdominal aorta, and vena cava. The IVC, the PA, and the AA cuffs were inflated on different days to cause step reductions in mean arterial pressure (MAP) of 5, 10, 20, and 30% below control MAP. Graded constriction of the AA caused large increases in left atrial pressure and plasma atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), but had no effect on plasma AVP or cortisol and caused only a small increase in PRA at the maximal reduction of MAP. Constriction of the IVC reduced both atrial pressures and plasma ANP, but stimulated increases in PRA, AVP, and cortisol. Constriction of the PA increased right atrial pressure and plasma ANP and caused increases in plasma AVP and cortisol that were similar to responses during IVC constriction, but the PRA response was only half (P < 0.05). These results indicate that increasing pressure on the right side of the heart can attenuate the PRA response to hypotension, and suggest that the inhibition is mediated by the rise in plasma ANP.

scholarly journals Atypical drainage of a persistent left vena cava superior into the left atrial appendage detected by multidimensional imaging: a case report and review of the literature

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophie Lengning ◽  
René Aschenbach ◽  
P. Christian Schulze ◽  
Marcus Franz
Keyword(s):  
Left Atrial ◽  
Left Atrial Appendage ◽  
Incidental Finding ◽  
Vena Cava ◽  
Atrial Appendage ◽  
Venous Anomaly ◽  
Cerebral Lesions ◽  
Pulmonary Scintigraphy ◽  
Vena Cava Superior ◽  
Left Vena

Abstract Background While it is the most common thoracic venous anomaly, a persistent left vena cava superior may present in atypical variations, which are important to consider during clinical management. Case presentation Here we report a 35-year-old Caucasian female patient with drainage into the left atrial appendage who presented with shortness of breath accompanied by mild hypoxemia. Venous contrast filling in the context of pulmonary scintigraphy suspected an additional superior caval vein connected to the left atrial appendage. Diagnosis was confirmed by transesophageal echocardiography. Cardiac catheterization revealed a minor right-to-left shunt. The symptoms could be allocated to a bronchial asthma and treated according to guidelines. Cerebral lesions detected in the patient were due to a coincident multiple sclerosis rather than cerebral embolisms. Thus, the venous anomaly was classified as an incidental finding currently requiring no treatment. Conclusions To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a persistent left vena cava superior draining into the left atrial appendage.

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