Unusual Case of Iatrogenic Inadvertent Diversion of the Inferior Vena Cava Into the Left Atrium in a Patient With Atrial Septal Defect: Diagnosed by the Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography

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Shin-Jae Kim (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) ;
Soe Hee Ann (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) ;
Sangwoo Park (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)

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