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Superior Vena Cava Syndrome [PDF]

JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions, 2020
Superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome comprises a constellation of clinical signs and symptoms caused by obstruction of blood flow through the SVC. The management of patients with life-threatening SVC syndrome is evolving from radiation therapy to endovascular therapy as the first-line treatment.
Neal B. Shah, Riyaz Bashir, Abdul Hussain Azizi, Kenneth Rosenfield, Akhilesh K. Sista, DO Robert Schainfeld, Irfan Shafi   +6 more
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Superior vena cava syndrome in a patient with locally advanced lung cancer with good response to definitive chemoradiation: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2018
Background The incidence of superior vena cava syndrome within the United States is roughly 15,000 cases per year. Superior vena cava syndrome is a potentially life-threatening medical condition; however, superior vena cava syndrome is not fatal in the ...
Jason Hinton, Alberto Cerra-Franco, Kevin Shiue, Lindsey Shea, Vasantha Aaron, Geoffrey Billows, Ahmad Al-Hader, Tim Lautenschlaeger   +7 more
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Venous Port implantation in persistent left superior vena cava with azygos vein variation: a case report and literature review [PDF]

BMC Surgery
Background Persistent left superior vena cava catheterization for venous port is still sporadically reported, let alone combined with variations of the azygos.
Li Zhang, Jingjin Wu
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Percutaneous stenting as treatment for chylothorax from superior vena cava syndrome: A case report [PDF]

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports
Superior vena cava syndrome is a condition that results from obstruction of the superior vena cava, the etiology of which can be benign or malignant.
Arta Kasaeian, Taylor Hoffman, Mohammad Ghasemi Rad, David Wynne, David Léon   +4 more
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Persistent left superior vena cava [PDF]

Cardiovascular Journal of Africa, 2017
Persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) is the most common congenital malformation of thoracic venous return and is present in 0.3 to 0.5% of individuals in the general population. This heart specimen was dissected from a 35-year-old male cadaver whose cause of death was determined as non-cardiac. The heart was examined and we found a PLSVC draining
Tyrak, Kamil W., Hołda, Jakub, Hołda, Mateusz, Koziej, Mateusz, Piątek-Koziej, Katarzyna, Klimek-Piotrowska, Wiesława   +5 more
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Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava with Absent Right Superior Vena Cava

Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal, 2018
Persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) is the most common congenital abnormality of the thoracic systemic venous drainage; in fact, cardiology fellows in training are often quizzed on this when a dilated coronary sinus is noted on an echocardiogram.
Yagnesh Patel, Rajiv Gupta, Rajiv Gupta
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Leiomyosarcoma of the Superior Vena Cava

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2014
Leiomyosarcoma of the superior vena cava is a very rare tumor and only a few cases have been reported, with various techniques of vascular reconstruction. We describe a new case of leiomyosarcoma of the superior vena cava in a 61-year-old woman with extension to the brachiocephalic arterial trunk.
Charles Pierret, Sylvestre Le Moulec, Arthus de Chaumont, Xavier de Kerangal, François Laborde   +4 more
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Superior Vena Cava Syndrome [PDF]

Journal of Emergency Nursing, 2012
1.1 Anatomy The superior vena cava (SVC) originates in the chest, behind the first right sternocostal articulation, from the confluence of two main collector vessels: the right and left brachiocephalic veins which receive the ipsilateral internal jugular and subclavian veins. It is located in the anterior mediastinum, on the right side.
PUMA, Francesco, VANNUCCI, JACOPO
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Direct Anastomosis of Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava to Right Superior Vena Cava in a Pediatric Patient with Tetralogy of Fallot: an Alternative Technique [PDF]

Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 2022
The presence of persistent left superior vena cava to the left atrium connection without an innominate vein may give rise to technical challenges during intracardiac repair.
Mustafa Yilmaz, Atakan Atalay
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Endovascular Stenting in Superior Vena Cava Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, 2022
Endovascular stenting has been used to manage superior vena cava syndrome for several decades and has become standard firstline practice. This study aims to investigate the outcomes of endovascular stenting in the management of superior vena cava ...
E. Aung, Maha Khan, N. Williams, U. Raja, M. Hamady   +4 more
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