Anomalous Left-sided Superior Vena Cava with Cephalad Flow

Heart Views. 2017 Jan-Mar;18(1):15-17. doi: 10.4103/1995-705X.206199.

Abstract

The case of a 24-year-old male with complaints of migraine headaches was referred for echocardiography. The rest of medical history was unremarkable. Agitated saline contrast bubble study showed evidence of a right to left intracardiac shunt, probably secondary to a patent foramen ovale. Results of a transesophageal echocardiogram suggested the possibility of an anomalous venous circulation and eventually identified as anomalous left-sided superior vena cava with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.

Keywords: Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging; echocardiography; left superior vena cava; migraines.

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