Isolated Right Superior Cava Drainage to the Left Atrium: An Uncommon Etiology of Cyanosis. Issue 4 (July 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hammouda, Amr Y.; Bleiweis, Mark S.; Chandran, Arun; Steiner, Matthew B.
• Is Part Of: World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery. Volume 11:Issue 4(2020)
• Page Start: 528
• Page End: 530
• Publication Date: 2020-07
• Subjects: Pediatric cardiology -- Periodicals; Congenital heart disease in children -- Periodicals; Heart -- Abnormalities -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Heart -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Heart Defects, Congenital -- surgery -- Periodicals; Cardiac Surgical Procedures -- Periodicals; Child -- Periodicals; Adult -- Periodicals; 618.9212
• DOI: 10.1177/2150135120912401
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2150-1351

Abstract

Anomalous superior vena cava drainage is a rare congenital cardiac defect where the right superior vena cava anomalously drains into the left atrium causing a right to left shunt. We present a case of a 17-day-old male who presented with cyanosis without respiratory distress and was found to have a right superior vena cava draining anomalously into the left atrium.