Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava With Absent Right Superior Vena Cava

Authors

  • Michael J Bonios ‘’LAIKO’’ Hospital, Cardiology Department, Athens, Greece
  • Georgios Anastasiadis ‘’LAIKO’’ Hospital, Cardiology Department, Athens, Greece
  • Ioannis Vlachodimitris ‘’LAIKO’’ Hospital, Cardiology Department, Athens, Greece
  • Chrisostomos Ekonomou ‘’LAIKO’’ Hospital, Cardiology Department, Athens, Greece

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2015/hc.v8i3.550

Keywords:

persistent left superior vena cava, pacemaker

Abstract

We report the case of a 52-year-old patient who referred to our hospital with the indication for a pacemaker implantation. The attempt to implant the pacemaker lead through the right subclavian vein revealed an unusual course of the lead. The phlebography through the right subclavian vein revealed the presence of a persistent left superior vena cava and the absence of right superior vena cava.

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Published

2013-06-09

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 3 (2013)

Section

CASE REPORTS

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