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Chen, H. and Xu, W. (2025) Ultrasound Revealed Right Atrial Tumor Thrombus in a Patient with Superior Vena Cava Syndrome: A Case Report. Yangtze Medicine, 9, 125-130. doi: 10.4236/ym.2025.92010 .
2. Giang do TC, Rajeesh G, Vaidyanathan B. Prenatal diagnosis of isolated interrupted inferior vena cava with azygos continuation to superior vena cava. Ann Pediatr Cardiol 2014; 7: 49-51. 3. Batouty ...
Superior Vena Cava Syndrome: An Increasingly Frequent Complication of Cardiac Procedures Cheng E Chee; Haraldur Bjarnason; Abhiram Prasad Disclosures Nat Clin Pract Cardiovasc Med. 2007;4 (4):226-230.
Abstract Superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) is an entity that has become more frequent due to the increasing use of indwelling central venous catheters. Surgical management is considered in patients ...
Diagnosis Superior vena cava syndrome due to thrombotic obstruction---a complication of a cardiac procedure. Management Anticoagulation, catheter-directed thrombolytic therapy, mechanical ...
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 ...
You have two venae cavae: the superior vena cava and the inferior vena cava. Together, these large veins carry deoxygenated (with the oxygen removed) blood from all over the body to the right ...
P3 Antiphospholipid syndrome with thrombosis of the superior vena cava, brachiocephalic, subclavian, external carotid, internal carotid veins, and right side of the sigmoid sinus of the brain in a ...
Vena cava filters are generally safe and effective. A 2023 study suggests that the use of IVC filters is associated with significantly reduced risks of PE and other severe complications.
From there, the subclavian vein continues to the outer border of the first rib where it then joins the internal jugular vein to form the brachiocephalic vein (also called the innominate vein). The ...
I read with interest the article by Loube et al, 1 describing an adult patient who experienced a stroke attributed to a presumed paradoxical embolus through a venous connection between the left ...