Abstract
Left superior vena cava (LSVC) is a congenital venous anomaly that occurs in 0.5% of general population, 0.3% of the healthy population
and 4.3% of the patients with congenital heart diseases (CHD). LSVC can have various presentations and can be isolated or
associated with CHD. The most frequent double vena cava presents with a normal right superior vena cava anatomy and the left superior
vena cava enters into the coronary sinus and subsequently draining into the right atrium. Sometimes, there may be transverse
anastomosis between the paired cavas. We present a case of successful correction of the confluence of the left superior vena cava in
the left atrium in combination with the membrane in the left atrium, atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect.
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About the authors
- Genrikh R. Sagatelyan, Postgraduate, orcid.org/0000-0001-8665-2234;
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Andrey A. Svobodov, Dr. Med. Sc., Chief Researcher, orcid.org/0000-0003-2523-5212;
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Ruben S. Gulasaryan, Cand. Med. Sc., Senior Researcher, orcid.org/0000-0001-7664-8506;
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Marina A. Pirogova, Cand. Med. Sc., Radiologist, orcid.org/0000-0002-9883-7276
