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Case Reports
. 2010 May-Jun;5(3):309-11.
doi: 10.1111/j.1747-0803.2009.00345.x.

Atresia of the superior vena cava causing cyanosis and increasing head circumference in an infant

Irene D Lytrivi  1 , Dimosthenis Avramidis, Panagiotis Sfyridis, George Kirvassilis, George Sarris, John Papagiannis
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Atresia of the superior vena cava causing cyanosis and increasing head circumference in an infant

Irene D Lytrivi et al. Congenit Heart Dis. 2010 May-Jun.

Abstract

We report a case of congenital atresia of the superior vena cava (SVC) with stenotic anastomoses between systemic and pulmonary veins, resulting in cyanosis and symptoms consistent with SVC syndrome in an infant.

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