Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2023 Persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) is a relatively rare congenital anomaly in the general population. It plays an important role in initiating and maintaining atrial fibrillation (AF) in some patients.
Haozhong Liu +15 more
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Echocardiography of the superior vena cava [PDF]
Clinical Cardiology, 2005 The anatomy and applied echocardiographic anatomy of the superior vena cava (SVC) are briefly described. Right supraclavicular interrogation of the SVC has been in use for many years, but supraclavicular two-dimensional (2-D) imaging of the SVC has been virtually ignored.
Rami N, Khouzam +2 more
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Superior vena cava syndrome: do not miss the Ariadne’s thread [PDF]
, 2013 A central venous catheter tip located too high into the superior vena cava (SVC) is known to be a strong risk factor for central venous thrombosis and subsequent SVC syndrome.
Juliette Thariat, +4 more
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Thymic carcinoma and superior vena cava syndrome: Case report
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2020 Tumor thrombus into the superior vena cava have been rarely reported in cases with mediastinal tumors. These tumors are frequently invasive and continuous from the main tumor that normally shows direct vessel wall invasion, but not in this case.
Rafaela B.C. Mano +5 more
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The gap between the aorta and the superior vena cava: A sonographic sign of persistent left superior vena cava and associated abnormalities [PDF]
, 2019 OBJECTIVES: To assess the distance between the right superior vena cava (SVC) and the aorta in fetuses with bilateral superior vena cava as a possible sonographic marker for this.
Jayshree Ramkrishna +14 more
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Evaluación ecográfica de la vena cava superior [PDF]
, 2023 Recommendations on ultrasound evaluation of the superior vena cava and its flow, as well as patterns of physiological and pathological variations are presented.Se presenta recomendaciones en la evaluación ecográfica de la vena cava superior y su flujo ...
Vargas Galgani, Mario
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Treatment of superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome and inferior vena cava (IVC) thrombosis in a patient with colorectal cancer: combination of SVC stenting and IVC filter placement to palliate symptoms and pave the way for port implantation [PDF]
, 2008 Thrombosis of the inferior vena cava is a life-threatening complication in cancer patients leading to pulmonary embolism. These patients can also be affected by superior vena cava syndrome causing dyspnea followed by trunk or extremity swelling.
Kickuth, Ralph +3 more
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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]
КардиоСоматикаBACKGROUND: 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 +4 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 +5 more
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