Cor Vasa 2024, 66(5):539-542 | DOI: 10.33678/cor.2024.034

Connection of superior vena cava to left atrium in a newborn followed with unexplained mild cyanosis

Mehmet Turan Basunlua, Gizem Saria, Emre Oteyakab, Mehmet Sait Doganc, Turkay Saritasa, Abdullah Erdema, Chousein Ametd, Abdullah Serte, Didem Melis Oztasf, Gamze Demirelg, Halil Turkoglub, Murat Ugurlucanf
a Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Istanbul Medipol University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
b Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Istanbul Medipol University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
c Department of Radiology, Istanbul Medipol University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
d Department of Neonatology, Biruni University Faculty of Medicine, Zeytinburnu/Istanbul, Turkey
e Department of Pediatrics, Biruni University Faculty of Medicine, Zeytinburnu/Istanbul, Turkey
f Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Biruni University Faculty of Medicine, Zeytinburnu/Istanbul, Turkey
g Division of Neonatology, Koc University Faculty of Medicine, American Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

Abnormal drainage of the superior vena cava into the left atrium is a rare congenital cardiac malformation. It leads to cyanosis due to right-to-left shunt. In this report we present the management strategy of a 43-day-old baby who was investigated for mild cyanosis since birth and was diagnosed with superior vena cava draining into the left atrium.

Keywords: Abnormal systemic venous connection, Cyanosis, Superior vena cava

Received: February 18, 2024; Revised: April 13, 2024; Accepted: May 1, 2024; Prepublished online: June 2, 2012; Published: October 25, 2024  Show citation

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Turan Basunlu M, Sari G, Oteyaka E, Dogan MS, Saritas T, Erdem A, et al.. Connection of superior vena cava to left atrium in a newborn followed with unexplained mild cyanosis. Cor Vasa. 2024;66(5):539-542. doi: 10.33678/cor.2024.034.
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