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.

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 ...

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 heart as an organ, blood and all As an organ ... Many pre-modern hearts feature a prominent artery (superior vena cava, pulmonary, or aorta — you decide!), detailed veining and a fair ...

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 ...

Techniques for blood collection from the rat include puncture of the heart, retro-orbital plexus, jugular vein, saphenous vein, tail blood vessels, carotid artery, abdominal aorta, and vena cava.

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 ...