Methods: Porcine livers are perfused on an ex vivo perfusion machine and hemodynamic experiments investigating the hepatic arterial resistance response to portal vein flow and vena cava pressure ...

Portal vein thrombosis can occur in patients with nephrotic syndrome. Learn key diagnostic and treatment considerations by reading this Case Study of a 52-year-old man admitted with abdominal pain.

A deep vein thrombosis (DVT) involving the inferior vena cava (IVC), iliac veins, or common femoral veins should be considered a proximal DVT. Cross-sectional imaging with venous phase computed ...

UCLA Softball has taken a significant loss just days after ending their season. Sophomore pitcher Kaitlyn Terry has entered the transfer portal. Terry was a sta ...

Learn about the increased pressure in the portal vein, its causes like cirrhosis, and resulting complications such as bleeding varices and ascites.

Introduction Retrievable inferior vena cava (IVC) filters have been increasingly used in patients with major trauma who have contraindications to anticoagulant prophylaxis as a primary prophylactic ...

CVCs are catheters that are inserted into the veins of your arm or chest and have a tip that is located in a large vein near your heart called the superior vena cava. These catheters stay in place for ...

Background: The VExUS score is a useful tool for assessing systemic venous congestion that has shown the ability to predict acute kidney injury (AKI) in various populations (post cardiac surgical, CKD ...

Inferior vena cava agenesis (IVCA) is a rare condition, usually diagnosed when performing imaging of the abdomen and pelvis, or in the setting of an acute ileo-femoral deep vein thrombosis (DVT).1 As ...

Combining immune checkpoint inhibitors and molecular-targeted agents with hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma with inferior vena cava and/or right atrium tumor thrombus ...

Vena cava filters may prevent blood clots in your veins from reaching your lungs. There are multiple types of vena cava filters, depending on your health needs.