Nonmalignant etiologies of SVC syndrome include iatrogenic causes (e.g. pacemaker and defibrillator leads, and central venous catheters), infectious diseases (e.g. fibrosing mediastinitis ...

It is the lower, or inferior, part of the vena cava—a large vein also made up of the superior vena cava that ... be referred to as inferior vena cava syndrome (IVCS). This describes a sequence ...

[13] reported 3 cases of SVC syndrome due to SVC stenosis. The authors did not comment as to whether the ablation procedure itself was a risk factor for development of the syndrome, but the study ...