Coexistence of pulmonary embolism, aortic dissection, and persistent left superior vena cava in the same patient
JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE, vol.9, no.11, pp.1180-1181, 2008 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Editorial Material
- Volume: 9 Issue: 11
- Publication Date: 2008
- Doi Number: 10.2459/jcm.0b013e32830ce51e
- Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.1180-1181
- Keywords: aortic dissection, persistent left superior vena cava, pulmonary embolism
- Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
We report a patient with pulmonary embolism, dissection in the descending and abdominal aorta, and persistent left superior vena cava. To our knowledge, coexistence of these three clinical entities has never been described before in the same patient. J Cardiovasc Med 9:1180-1181 (C) 2008 Italian Federation of Cardiology.