Persistent left superior vena cava associated with patent forame ovale: the value of an accidental diagnosis.

J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown)

aS.C. Cardiologia UTIC, ASL Foggia. Presidio Ospedaliero F. Lastaria, Lucera bS.C. Cardiologia UTIC ASL Foggia, Presidio Ospedaliero G. Tatarella, Cerignola, Italy.

Published: October 2017

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