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Right superior caval vein to the left atrium in a child with vein of Galen malformation.

Jay RelanSaurabh Kumar GuptaAnita Saxena
Published in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2018)
Vein of Galen malformation (VGM) is a rare intracranial vascular malformation. High output heart failure is common in infancy and is characterized by dilatation of all the cardiac chambers. We report an unusual case of VGM in a 3-month-old infant without dilatation of the right-sided cardiac chambers. We then demonstrate importance of comprehensive evaluation in detecting rare coexistence of anomalous right superior caval vein connection to the left atrium.
Keyphrases
  • inferior vena cava
  • vena cava
  • heart failure
  • left ventricular
  • pulmonary artery
  • pulmonary embolism
  • body mass index
  • coronary artery
  • pulmonary hypertension
  • atrial fibrillation
  • weight gain
  • catheter ablation