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A central venous catheter in a persistent left superior vena cava (SVC): Use it or lose it?

Nadeem Shorbajia Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, IsraelCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]

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Asaf Millerb Medical Intensive Care Unit, Rambam Healthcare Campus, Haifa, Israel

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