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Rare case of persistent left superior vena cava to left upper pulmonary vein: pathway for paradoxical embolization and development of transient ischemic attack and subsequent occlusion with an amplatzer vascular plug

Recto, M.R.; Sadlo, H.; Sobczyk, W.L.

Journal of Invasive Cardiology 19(10): E313-E316

2007

ISSN/ISBN: 1557-2501
PMID: 17906359
Document Number: 607387
We report the successful transcatheter closure of a large persistent left superior vena cava draining into a left upper pulmonary vein in a patient who suffered 2 transient ischemic attacks after intravenous (IV) injection of saline flush solution into a left arm peripheral IV line utilizing an Amplatzer Vascular Plug.

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