@article{JECCM5542,
author = {Ana Margarida Damas and Gustavo Nobre de Jesus and Paula Campos and Isabel Moniz and João Ribeiro},
title = {Right-to-left shunt secondary to duplicated superior vena cava as etiology of ischemic stroke},
journal = {Journal of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine},
volume = {3},
number = {0},
year = {2019},
keywords = {},
abstract = {Duplication of superior vena cava (SVC) has an estimated prevalence of 0.3%. Incomplete regression of anterior cardinal vein can lead to persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) and is associated with chronic hypoxemia and predisposition to systemic embolization from right-to-left shunt. Blood drainage to the left atrium is extremely rare.},
issn = {2521-3563}, url = {https://jeccm.amegroups.org/article/view/5542}
}