Innominate vein vascular ring provides novel insight into systemic venous embryogenesis

Charissa R Pockett; Reeni Soni; Andrew S Mackie

doi:10.1017/S1047951111001879

Innominate vein vascular ring provides novel insight into systemic venous embryogenesis

Cardiol Young. 2012 Aug;22(4):469-71. doi: 10.1017/S1047951111001879. Epub 2011 Nov 9.

Authors

Charissa R Pockett¹, Reeni Soni, Andrew S Mackie

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

PMID: 22067313
DOI: 10.1017/S1047951111001879

Abstract

Anomalies of the innominate vein are uncommon in congenital cardiac disease. We report a case of duplicate innominate veins forming a vascular ring encircling the ascending aorta. We postulate that this vascular ring represents the failure of both a dorsal and ventral precardinal anastomosis to regress.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Brachiocephalic Veins / abnormalities*
Brachiocephalic Veins / embryology
Brachiocephalic Veins / pathology
Echocardiography
Heart Defects, Congenital / embryology
Heart Defects, Congenital / pathology*
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Vascular Malformations / embryology
Vascular Malformations / pathology*
Veins / embryology