Two unique systemic venous connections of levoatriocardinal vein without intracardiac anomalies
Levoatriocardinal vein is a rare venous anomaly occasionally presenting as a bidirectional shunt in structurally normal hearts. We describe two unique systemic connections of levoatriocardinal vein without intracardiac defects, one causing paradoxical embolism via the hemiazygos vein, and the other draining from the left jugular vein to the pulmonary vein, requiring surgical correction to preserve cerebral venous return.
Authors
- Yoo Jin Jung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3703-942X)
- Soo Jung Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9199-7157)
- Jae Gun Kwak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6375-1210)
Institutions
- Kyungpook National University Hospital (KR)
- Seoul National University Children's Hospital (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cardiology in the Young
- Published
- 2025-12-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s104795112511024x
- Primary Topic
- Vascular anomalies and interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00