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Piedmont Heart Institute

Piedmont Heart Institute is a clinical destination for cardiovascular care and a leader in advancing innovative heart and vascular care for patients with even the most complex conditions.
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Why Preoperative Diagnosis of LSVC is Important in Cardiac Surgery

By Piedmont's Marcus Heart Valve Center FEATURING Venkateshwar Polsani

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June 21, 2016

The Marcus Heart Valve Center team discusses the case of a 51-year-old patient with severe ...
read more ↘ mitral regurgitation and a rare vascular anomaly. “What we found interesting in this patient was that an angiogram showed no right superior vena cava and the left superior vena cava was draining into the coronary sinus,” says cardiac imaging specialist Dr. Venkat Polsani. Cardiac surgeon Dr. Fred Milla then explains how he approached the mitral repair surgery. Concludes cardiologist Dr. Randy Martin: “This is a great example of how excellence in imaging helps excellence in surgery, and helps the patient have a good outcome.”
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