Right superior vena cava drainage into the left atrium revealed by multiples strokes after pacemaker implantation

Pierre-Yves Courand; Nicolas Girerd; Samuel Chauveau; Philippe Chevalier

doi:10.1016/j.hrthm.2012.07.029

Right superior vena cava drainage into the left atrium revealed by multiples strokes after pacemaker implantation

Heart Rhythm. 2013 Nov;10(11):1735-6. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2012.07.029. Epub 2012 Aug 1.

Authors

Pierre-Yves Courand¹, Nicolas Girerd, Samuel Chauveau, Philippe Chevalier

Affiliation

¹ Department of Rhythmology, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Louis Pradel Cardiovascular Hospital, Lyon, France.

PMID: 22863885
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2012.07.029

No abstract available

Keywords: CS; CT; Congenital heart disease; LA; LSVC; Left atrium; Pacemaker; RPV; RSVC; Right superior vena cava; Stroke; computed tomography; coronary sinus; left atrium; left superior vena cava; right superior pulmonary vein; right superior vena cava.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Catheterization, Central Venous / adverse effects*
Echocardiography
Female
Heart Atria / abnormalities*
Heart Defects, Congenital / complications
Heart Defects, Congenital / diagnosis*
Heart Defects, Congenital / surgery
Humans
Pacemaker, Artificial / adverse effects*
Recurrence
Stroke / diagnosis*
Stroke / etiology
Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Vena Cava, Superior / abnormalities*