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Intra-atrial Baffling of an Infradiaphragmatic Scimitar Vein without Circulatory Arrest Cover

Intra-atrial Baffling of an Infradiaphragmatic Scimitar Vein without Circulatory Arrest

Open Access
|Mar 2026

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Figure 1

Magnetic resonance imaging of the scimitar vein from a (A) lateral and (B) posterior 3-dimensional-reconstruction view. The yellow arrows point at the scimitar vein.

Video 1

Intra-atrial baffling of the scimitar vein and inferior vena cava enlargement without circulatory arrest; see also at https://vimeo.com/1168242844.

Video 2

Postoperative computed tomography scan showing a patent baffle inflow from the scimitar vein at the inferior vena cava site and a patent outflow to the left atrium via the atrial septostomy on axial and coronal planes. The red arrows point at the inflow and outflow of the baffle; see also at https://vimeo.com/1174555320.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14797/mdcvj.1785 | Journal eISSN: 1947-6108
Language: English
Page range: 22 - 25
Submitted on: Jan 18, 2026
Accepted on: Feb 23, 2026
Published on: Mar 30, 2026
Published by: Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2026 Marcell Székely, Valeria Duarte, Cindy Martin, Michael J. Reardon, Andrea G. Quarti, published by Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
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