Circumaortic double left innominate vein: a rare echocardiographic diagnosis confirmed during congenital heart surgery.

Stephen T DalbyJoshua A DailyLawrence E Greiten

Published in: Cardiology in the young (2021)

We report a case of a newborn infant with coarctation of the aorta and hypoplastic transverse aortic arch who was found to have a circumaortic double left innominate vein on echocardiography. This exceedingly rare finding was important for surgical planning and was confirmed during congenital heart surgery.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
left ventricular
pulmonary hypertension
surgical site infection
pulmonary artery
computed tomography
mitral valve
aortic valve
heart failure
percutaneous coronary intervention
coronary artery disease