John Thurnam于1840年首次描述了SVA。Hope于1939年对其进行了进一步描述。SVA通常被认为是一种罕见的先天性异常。先天性SVA在临床上通常是无症状的,但也可能出现从常规二维超声心动图中的轻度、无症状的扩张,到与邻近结构压迫有关的症状表现,或由SVA破裂进入心脏右侧引起的心内分流1。大约65-85%的SVAs起源于右窦,而源自非冠状动脉(10-30%)和左窦(<5%)的SVA 极为罕见2。
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