The inferior vena cava (also known as IVC or the posterior vena cava) is a large vein that carries oxygen-depleted blood from the torso and lower body to the right side of the heart. From there ...

A retrospective review was conducted at a single center, analyzing the management and outcomes of 35 patients who presented with penetrating inferior vena cava (IVC) injuries over a 9-year period.

Inferior vena cava filters are often used for prophylaxis ... The strut embolized to the heart in five out of seven cases. Three patients had life threatening ventricular arrhythmias or tamponade.

The external and internal jugular veins are joined by the subclavian vein, which enters the right atrium of the heart as the cranial vena cava (Fig. 1). Figure 1: Dissection of the cranial thorax ...

The vena cava is the largest vein in the body. It carries deoxygenated blood from the body back to the heart. The pulmonary artery carries deoxygenated blood away from the right ventricle to the ...

The absolute inferior-vena-cava pressures during the control period ... increase in stroke volume since no significant change in heart rate occurred. For these events to take place an increase ...

The vena cava is the largest vein in the body. It carries deoxygenated blood from the body back to the heart. The pulmonary artery carries deoxygenated blood away from the right ventricle to the ...