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Sinus Venosus Atrial Septal Defect - Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Sinus venosus atrial septal defects (SV-ASDs) are inter-atrial communications caused by a deficiency of the common wall between the superior or inferior vena cava and the right-sided pulmonary veins.

MRI from a 25-year-old asymptomatic male - Breath-held fat suppressed three-dimensional SSFP pulse sequence in diastole in the axial view demonstrating SV-ASD (arrow) between SVC and LA.

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Reference

Ganigara M, Tanous D, Celermajer D & Puranik R. (2014). The role of cardiac MRI in the diagnosis and management of sinus venosus atrial septal defect. Ann Pediatr Cardiol , 7, 160-2. PMID: 24987269 DOI.

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Figure 1 Original figure adjusted in size and labelling.