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. 1991 Mar;65(3):158–160. doi: 10.1136/hrt.65.3.158

Two cases of left superior vena cava draining directly to a left atrium with a normal coronary sinus.

H B Wiles 1
PMCID: PMC1024541  PMID: 2015125

Abstract

The most common variation in the thoracic systemic venous system is a persistent left superior vena cava draining to a coronary sinus. A rare anomaly is a persistent left superior vena cava connecting directly to the left atrium. In this situation it is believed that the coronary sinus must be absent. This report describes two cases of a persistent left superior vena cava draining to a left atrium with a normal coronary sinus.

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