Korean Circ J. 2006 Aug;36(8):605-607. English.
Published online Aug 31, 2006.
Copyright © 2006 The Korean Society of Circulation
Case Report

Subaortic Left Brachiocephalic Vein

Chan Kwon Park, MD,1 Ki Jun Kim, MD,2 Min Kyong Park, MD,1 Hong Jun Yang, MD,1 Jin Man Cho, MD,1 Doo Soo Jeon, MD,1 and Man Young Lee, MD1
    • 1Department of Internal Medicine, Our Lady of Mercy Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Incheon, Korea.
    • 2Department of Radiology, Our Lady of Mercy Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Incheon, Korea.
Received January 09, 2006; Accepted February 23, 2006.

Abstract

Subaortic left brachiocephalic vein is a rare congenital anomaly that is sometimes found in the normal population. We report here on a case of subaortic left brachiocephalic vein that was detected incidentally by performing contrast transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) with using agitated saline and computed tomography (CT).

Keywords
Congenital disorders; Brachiocephalic veins; Transesophageal echocardiography


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