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

Compression or obstruction of the superior vena cava, a major vein in your body, can lead to superior vena cava syndrome, or SVCS. It’s treatable, but most cases are caused by cancer. The ...

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 ...

Superior vena cava syndrome occurs when a major vein that can become blocked either with a blood clot or a cancerous tumour. In this MNT Knowledge Center article, learn about superior vena cava ...

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, neck, arms, and chest in the upper body to the heart.

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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 ...

The patient had a tunneled catheter placed in the right subclavian vein for venous access. ... (IJV), right innominate vein and superior vena cava (red arrows). Abbreviations: AO = aorta; ...

The neonatal PICC has a tip that terminates at or close to the heart or in one of the great vessels — the superior vena cava or the ... provides a direct route to the subclavian vein.

The cranial vena cava originates from the confluence of the external jugular veins and enters the right atrium of the heart. (Reprinted with permission from Capello, V., Exotic DVM , 8(3) , 51 ...

Coronal thoracic plane: The innominate vein (arrowhead) connects the right jugular and subclavian veins to the left SVC (arrow). Ao = ascending thoracic aorta, DAo = descending thoracic aorta, LA = ...