Coexistence of pulmonary embolism, aortic dissection, and persistent left superior vena cava in the same patient

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Elmalı M., Gülel O., Bahcivan M.

JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE, cilt.9, sa.11, ss.1180-1181, 2008 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

• Yayın Türü: Makale / Editöre Mektup
• Cilt numarası: 9 Sayı: 11
• Basım Tarihi: 2008
• Doi Numarası: 10.2459/jcm.0b013e32830ce51e
• Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
• Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1180-1181
• Anahtar Kelimeler: aortic dissection, persistent left superior vena cava, pulmonary embolism
• Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.