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 +6 more
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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 ...
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Right atrium and superior vena cava pressure measurements in a novel animal model to study one and a half ventricle repair as compared to Fontan type procedure [PDF]
Journal of College of Medical Sciences-Nepal, 2017 Background & Objectives: To evaluate the advantages of the one and a half ventricle repair on maintaining a low pressure in the inferior vena cava district.
Anil Bhattarai +6 more
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Ausencia de la vena cava superior derecha y persistencia de la vena cava superior izquierda en el feto: Presentación de dos casos. [PDF]
Revista Cubana de Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular, 2011 Objetivo: La Vena Cava Superior Izquierda Persistente es la anomalía vascular congénita más frecuente. En la gran mayoría de las ocasiones la persistencia de la misma coincide con la presencia de la vena cava superior derecha.
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Percutaneous stenting as treatment for chylothorax from superior vena cava syndrome: A case report [PDF]
SAGE Open Medical Case ReportsSuperior vena cava syndrome is a condition that results from obstruction of the superior vena cava, the etiology of which can be benign or malignant.
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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. +5 more
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Superior vena cava obstruction presenting with epistaxis, haemoptysis and gastro-intestinal haemorrhage in two men receiving haemodialysis with central venous catheters: two case reports [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2009 Introduction Superior vena cava (SVC) obstruction secondary to central venous catheterization is an increasingly recognized complication. Case presentation We present two cases of superior vena cava obstruction secondary to indwelling central venous ...
Gopaluni Seerapani, Warwicker Paul
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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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Morphological data of the superior vena cava predicted by multiple linear regression equations [PDF]
BMC Cardiovascular DisordersThis study explores the main surface markers in the hemodialysis puncture catheterization pathway and the relative spatial position of venous vessels in the puncture results, providing data support for venous puncture.
Yuan Wang +9 more
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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.
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