Superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) is when something -- usually a cancerous tumor -- blocks or pinches the superior vena cava, a major vein that carries blood from your chest, neck, and head to ...

In superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS), this vein has become obstructed or compressed to some degree. One of the main causes of SVCS is cancer.

The IVC gets its name from its structure and location. It is the lower, or inferior, part of the vena cava—a large vein also made up of the superior vena cava that carries blood from the head ...

When the superior vena cava is obstructed, blood flows through a collateral vascular network to the lower body and the inferior vena cava or the azygos vein. It generally takes several weeks for ...

CHICAGO — A novel compliant endovascular balloon may have the potential to save lives in patients who experience superior vena cava tears during transvenous lead extraction, researchers reported ...

T he heart is the body's hardest-working muscle. Whether you're awake or asleep, or exercising or resting, your heart is always at work. It pumps blood through arteries to deliver oxygen to organs and ...

The superior vena cava is a large vein in the chest - it carries blood from the upper half of the body into the heart.

A case study of a patient who developed superior vena cava syndrome following radiofrequency ablation of the sinoatrial and atrioventricular nodes, and pacemaker implantation.

Cite this: Superior Vena Cava Syndrome: An Increasingly Frequent Complication of Cardiac Procedures - Medscape - Apr 01, 2007.