Isolated right superior vena cava drainage into the left atrium: An uncommon cause of persistent hypoxia in a neonate

Rashmi Gulati; Trevor Smith; Maria Siow; Lynn Batten

doi:10.1111/echo.14636

Isolated right superior vena cava drainage into the left atrium: An uncommon cause of persistent hypoxia in a neonate

Echocardiography. 2020 Apr;37(4):641-645. doi: 10.1111/echo.14636. Epub 2020 Mar 22.

Authors

Rashmi Gulati¹, Trevor Smith², Maria Siow³, Lynn Batten⁴

Affiliations

¹ Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama.
² Department of Pediatrics, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama.
³ University of South Alabama College of Medicine, Mobile, Alabama.
⁴ Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama.

PMID: 32200576
DOI: 10.1111/echo.14636

Abstract

This report describes the case of a 13-day-old African American female with persistent hypoxia found to have an isolated right superior vena cava (RSVC) draining into the left atrium (LA) confirmed with contrast echocardiography.

Keywords: hypoxia; left atrium; neonate; right superior vena cava.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Drainage
Female
Heart Atria / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Hypoxia
Infant, Newborn
Vascular Malformations* / complications
Vascular Malformations* / diagnosis
Vena Cava, Superior* / diagnostic imaging