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Case Reports
. 2016 May-Jun;68(3):376-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.ihj.2015.12.021. Epub 2016 Jan 13.

A huge echolucent structure resembling cyst adjacent to left atrium: Revealing persistent left superior vena cava with 4D echocardiography

Levent Cerit  1 , Hamza Duygu  2 , Kamil Gulsen  3 , Hatice Kemal  3
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Case Reports

A huge echolucent structure resembling cyst adjacent to left atrium: Revealing persistent left superior vena cava with 4D echocardiography

Levent Cerit et al. Indian Heart J. 2016 May-Jun.
No abstract available

Keywords: 4D transthoracic echocardiography; Giant coronary sinus; Persistent left superior vena cava.

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Persistent left superior vena cava mimicking left atrial cyst on 2D and 4D echocardiography.
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Persistent left superior vena cava on 2D and 4D echocardiography after agitated saline infusion.
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