Ann Thorac Surg 2006;82:196
© 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Original article: Cardiovascular
Invited commentary
Juan V. Comas, MD, PhD
Paediatric Heart Institute, Hospital Universitario "12 de Octubre", Carretera de Andalucía km 5,400, Edificio Materno-Infantil, Madrid, 28041 Spain
(Email: jvc@mi.madritel.es).
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Nowadays in congenital cardiac surgery it is unusual to discover new pathologies. However, a sum of "minor" circumstances could create new entities that may need to be treated. In my opinion this is the case when a persistent left superior vena cava (LSVC) appears to be draining in a significantly dilated coronary sinus. This association has been proven to be partly responsible for significant left atrioventricular supravalvar obstruction. An excessive . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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