Left superior vena cava or left vertical vein in supracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage - Does it make a difference ?

Radhika Uppal, Nikunj R Shekhada, Sairam Palaparthi, Suman Vyas, Byalal Raghavendrarao JagannathAnnals of Pediatric Cardiology 2022 15(4):422-424
What do we call a vascular structure that is in the left pneumopericardial space, drains systemic venous blood, and the total pulmonary venous return, into the right atrium, through a dilated coronary sinus (CS)? Can we preserve the CS drainage while correcting the total anomalous pulmonary venous connection?

Source: Annals of Pediatric Cardiology - January 6, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Radhika Uppal Nikunj R Shekhada Sairam Palaparthi Suman Vyas Byalal Raghavendrarao Jagannath Source Type: research