Persistent left sided superior vena cava: the perplexity of PICC

• Main Authors: Abu Bakar, Intan Bazilah, Phuar, Ai Ping, Ch’ng, Li Shyan, Abdul Ghani, Zulkifli Zaki
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: IIUM Press 2020
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/108315/1/108315_Persistent%20left%20sided.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/108315/; https://journals.iium.edu.my/kom/index.php/imjm/article/view/659
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Introduction: Persistent left superior vena cava is a rare anatomic anomaly, found only about 0.3-0.5% of the general population. On top of that, about 12% of patient has associated congenital cardiac anomaly. Typically, this anomaly is found as an incidental finding as patient is generally asymptom...