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

Most commonly, initial symptoms of NSCLC primarily relate ... This disrupted blood supply is known as superior vena cava syndrome, which causes facial swelling and bulging veins.

The IVC is responsible for returning all of the blood below the diaphragm, while the superior ... as inferior vena cava syndrome (IVCS). This describes a sequence of signs and symptoms resulting ...

[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 ...