The Sinus Venosus Type of Interatrial Septal Defect

Inferior sinus venosus atrial septal defect.

One case of inferior vena cava type sinus venosus defect is reported. It is likely to be missed on transthoracic echocardiography. Transesophageal echocardiography is useful. Unlike superior sinus venosus defect which are easily visible on transesophageal echocardiography, a careful search is needed to detect inferior sinus venosus defects. All patients with unexplained right ventricular volume...

Superior Sinus Venosus Atrial Septal Defect: Overview of Surgical Options

Background: Superior sinus venosus atrial septal defect (SV-ASD) is an interatrial defect with partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection (PAPVC) draining into the right atrium. The principle for SV-ASD surgical repair involves redirecting the pulmonary venous blood back to the left atrium and closure of the atrial septal defect without compromising the adjoining structures. Methods: We revi...

Difficult pacemaker implantation. Detection of a wrong course due to sinus venosus type atrial septal defect.

We present an important cause of wrong pacemaker lead placement in the left ventricle due to atrial septal defect. Early recognition of this error is important to prevent thromboembolic complications. A 62-year-old woman with no history of cardiac disease presented with a chief complaint of dizziness and pre-syncope. During her hospital admission, a long sinus pause of over 3 sec was recorded. ...

Sinus venosus-type atrial septal defect: a rare curable cause of recurrent transient neurological deficits.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Sinus venosus defect is a rare cardiac abnormality, provoking an interatrial shunting outside the interatrial septum. Echographic diagnosis is difficult and may require examination by a specialized cardiologist. SUMMARY OF CASE We report the case of a young woman who presented with repeated episodes of hemiparesis. CONCLUSIONS Surgical correction of sinus venosus defe...

Robotically assisted repair of sinus venosus defect.