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Superior vena cava syndrome

Indian Journal of Medical Research, 2015
A 76 year old male presented as an outpatient to the department of Medicine, Command Hospital, Lucknow, India, in February 2014 with dyspnoea, dysphagia, hypophonia and significant weight loss. He had erythema, oedema of face, dilated veins over neck, anterior aspect of chest and abdomen with craniocaudal flow (Fig. 1).
Anil S Menon, Avnish Gupta
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Review of evolving etiologies, implications and treatment strategies for the superior vena cava syndrome

SpringerPlus, 2016
Superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) is a relatively common sequela of mediastinal malignancies and may cause significant patient distress. SVCS is a medical emergency if associated with laryngeal or cerebral edema.
C. Straka, J. Ying, F. Kong, C. Willey, J. Kaminski, D. W. Kim   +5 more
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Termination of Recurrent Atrial Fibrillation by Superior Vena Cava Isolation: A Case Report

Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications, 2022
Background: Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation can be triggered by non-pulmonary vein foci, such as the superior vena cava. Here, we report the case of a patient with a 6-year history of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation who received cryoballoon ablation in ...
Hongpeng Yin, Wenlong Wang, Bin Li, Xiufen Qu, Shaojun Wang, Dechun Yin   +5 more
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Combined Double Sleeve Lobectomy and Superior Vena Cava Resection for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer with Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava

Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer, 2015
A 65-year-old man with right central type of lung squamous carcinoma was admitted to our department. Bronchoscopy displayed complete obstruction of right upper lobe bronchus and infiltration of the bronchus intermedius with tumor. Chest contrast computed
Daxing ZHU, Xiaoming QIU, Qinghua ZHOU
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Thrombosis of the superior vena cava in a patient with an implanted cardioverter–defibrillator: A case report [PDF]

КардиоСоматика
BACKGROUND: Superior vena cava syndrome results from the occlusion of blood flow in the superior vena cava due to external compression, internal obstruction, or infiltration of the vessel wall by a tumor.
Elena V. Paranina, Petr A. Lebedev, Albina V. Yakunina, Maxim A. Elizarov, Pavel O. Paranin   +4 more
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Isolated Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava: A Case Report and its Clinical Implications

Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, 2017
The venous anomaly of a persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) affects 0.3%-0.5% of the general population. PLSVC with absent right superior vena cava, also termed as "isolated PLSVC," is an extremely rare venous anomaly.
Samarjit Bisoyi, Usha Jagannathan, A. Dash, S. Tripathy, Raghunath Mohapatra, N. K. Pattnaik, S. Sahu, Debashish Nayak   +7 more
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Flexible Sensor‐Based Human–Machine Interfaces with AI Integration for Medical Robotics

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review explores how flexible sensing technology and artificial intelligence (AI) significantly enhance human–machine interfaces in medical robotics. It highlights key sensing mechanisms, AI‐driven advancements, and applications in prosthetics, exoskeletons, and surgical robotics.
Yuxiao Wang, Zhipeng Jiang, Sun Hwa Kwon, Matthew Ibrahim, Alexander Dang, Lin Dong   +5 more
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The Bridge Occlusion Balloon for Venous Angioplasty in Superior Vena Cava Occlusion

Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
The Bridge Occlusion Balloon is a compliant balloon, specifically designed for temporary Superior vena cava occlusion in case of Superior Vena Cava laceration during lead extraction procedures. We here report the first case, using Bridge Occlusion Ballon
Simon Pecha, Heiko Burger, Liesa Castro, Nils Gosau, Gülsen Atlihan, Stephan Willems, Hermann Reichenspurner, Samer Hakmi   +7 more
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Congenital Absence of Superior Vena Cava with no Manifestation of Superior Vena Cava Syndrome [PDF]

Korean Circulation Journal, 2016
Total absence of superior vena cava (SVC) is a very rare anomaly, and the patient usually suffers from SVC syndrome or conduction disturbances. We report an asymptomatic 27 year-old male, with complete absence of SVC. Transthoracic echocardiography and computed tomography demonstrated the absence of SVC and other congenital cardiac anomalies, but the ...
Jeong Jae Kim, Chan Soon Park, Chan Soon Park, Jin Joo Park   +3 more
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Theranostic Toolbox for Neutrophil Functionalization

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Here, neutrophil‐specific fluorine nanoparticles additionally equipped with either activating or inhibiting peptides for a background‐free 19F MRI‐based nanotheranostic approach are engineered. It is demonstrated that this approach is suitable to visualize and concomitantly direct neutrophil functionality depending on the specific requirements to ...
Pascal Bouvain, Kay‐Matthias Thomy, Anika Maria Prinz, Bodo Steckel, Shiwa Kadir, Alexandra Röhs, Jonas Schmitz, Claudia Dohle, Matthias Karg, Maria Grandoch, Ulrich Flögel, Sebastian Temme   +11 more
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