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Case Reports
. 2007;34(4):492-3.

Persistent left superior vena cava with absent right superior vena cava and coronary sinus dilation mimicking a paracardiac mass

Nurcan Arat  1 , Yeliz Sokmen, Zehra Golbasi
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Persistent left superior vena cava with absent right superior vena cava and coronary sinus dilation mimicking a paracardiac mass

Nurcan Arat et al. Tex Heart Inst J. 2007.
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Fig. 1 The dilated coronary sinus (arrows) resembles a paracardiac mass, as shown on transthoracic 2-dimensional echocardiography in the apical 5-chamber view. Ao = aorta; LA = left atrium; LV = left ventricle
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Fig. 2 Computed tomography of the chest shows the persistent left superior vena cava (arrow) next to the aortic arch (Ao).
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Fig. 3 Coronary sinus angiography shows retrograde opacification via the coronary sinus of the persistent left superior vena cava in the left lateral thorax.
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