The differential diagnoses of SVC syndrome include cardiac tamponade and right ventricular dysfunction. Dedicated cardiac imaging with echocardiography can distinguish between these diagnoses ...

The right atrium has a function in both the flow of blood through the heart ... deoxygenated blood from the superior and inferior vena cava and the coronary sinus collect in the right atrium.

Studies involving ferrets necessitate knowledge of proper blood collection methods, such as cranial vena cava puncture ... Often, blood will begin to flow into the syringe as the needle is ...

The inferior vena ... through the lower half of the body back to the right atrium of the heart. The IVC is responsible for returning all of the blood below the diaphragm, while the superior vena ...