Case report of isolated and abnormal drainage of right superior vena cava into left atrium
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Anomalous right superior vena cava drainage to the left atrium.
We thank Spodickfor reminding us that the word ' ' transmural" is imprecise and ambiguous . We were simply referring to our findings that infarcts characterized electrocardiographically by early ST elevation and the evolution of Q waves, which are classically called " transmural," are those infarctions also frequently associated with reciprocal change. We agree that they do not necessarily invo...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
سال: 1994
ISSN: 0022-5223
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(94)70027-3