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Biatrial drainage of Inferior Vena Cava through Fossa Ovalis Atrial Septal Defect via atrial septal gutter

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A successful surgical correction of biatrial drainage of inferior vena cava through Fossa Ovalis Atrial Septal Defect via atrial septal gutter in a patient surviving to adulthood is reported. Relevant literature is briefly reviewed. The usefulness of contrast echocardiography in resolving the diagnostic dilemmas in such cases is highlighted.

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  1. Department of CardioVascular & Thoracic Surgery, CHL-Apollo Hospitals, Indore, MP, 452008, India

    Jagdish Khandeparkar & Manish Porwal

  2. Department of Cardiology, CHL-Apollo Hospitals, Indore, MP, 452008, India

    Chandrashekhar Agrawal & Shailendra Trivedi

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  1. Jagdish Khandeparkar
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Anomalous systemic venous drainage must be suspected in a patient with cyanosis not explained any cardiac or pulmonary disease or hemoglobinopathies. Contrast Echocardiography using agitated saline mixed with blood performed from different limb veins may clinch the diagnosis.

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Khandeparkar, J., Agrawal, C., Trivedi, S. et al. Biatrial drainage of Inferior Vena Cava through Fossa Ovalis Atrial Septal Defect via atrial septal gutter. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 26, 204–206 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12055-010-0033-9

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