Pacemaker Implantation in a Patient with Isolated Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava Draining into the Left Atrium: A Case Report and Brief Literature Review

• Published in: Diagnostics (Basel) Vol. 12; no. 11; p. 2707
• Main Authors: Totorean, Iuliana-Claudia, Vacarescu, Cristina, Cozma, Dragoș, Luca, Constantin-Tudor, Feier, Horea, Lazăr, Mihai-Andrei, Deme, Maria-Anastasia, Stoica, Svetlana, Arnautu, Diana-Aurora, Gaiță, Dan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.11.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: abnormal drainage; Asymptomatic; Cardiac arrhythmia; Cardiology; Cardiovascular disease; Care and treatment; Case Report; Case reports; Case studies; Congenital diseases; Embolisms; epicardial lead; Heart; left atrium; Literature reviews; Ostomy; pacemaker implantation; Pacemaker, Artificial (Heart); Pacemakers; Patients; persistent left superior vena cava; Tomography; Veins & arteries; Vena cava; Romania

Anomalies of the thoracic venous system are rare and usually discovered incidentally, but they become clinically relevant in the case of patients requiring cardiac device implantation. Persistent left superior vena cava is considered the most common venous drainage abnormality, with several anatomic...