Persistent left superior vena cava as an incidental finding in the introduction of a transient pacemaker: A case report [PDF]
Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2022 The persistent left superior vena cava is the most common venous anomaly in the systemic drainage in adults and tends to be asymptomatic. The persistent left superior vena cava causes rhythm disorders such as tachyarrhythmias or bradyarrhythmias.
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Absent right superior vena cava and persistent left superior vena cava: An incidental finding
Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, 2023 A patient with Marfan syndrome undergoing Bentall operation was found to have an absent right superior vena cava and persistent left superior vena cava. The dilation of coronary sinus raised the suspicion of persistent left superior vena cava.
Swati Joshi, Ajmer Singh
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Vena Cava Filter Misplacement: A Killer Traveler
Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 2022 Inferior vena cava filter embolization is not uncommon and can reach 11.8%. However, device migration to the heart is not frequent and occurs in cases after inferior vena cava filter fracture.
Leonardo Rufino Garcia +5 more
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Absence of right superior vena cava and persistence of left superior vena cava in fetus: Presenting two cases. [PDF]
Revista Cubana de Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular, 2011 Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava is the most common congenital vascular anomaly. In the vast majority of cases its persistence coincides with thepresence of the right superior vena cava. The absence of the latter with persistent left superior vena cava
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Sarcoma de vena cava inferior Sarcoma of the vena cava inferior
Revista Cubana de Medicina, 2010 Se presentó un caso infrecuente de una paciente con tumor abdominal y gran circulación colateral superficial tipo cava-cava, el ultrasonido abdominal, el ecocardiograma trans-torácico y transesofágico y la tomografía axial computarizada identificaron un ...
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Direct superior vena cava puncture for inferior vena cava filter retrieval [PDF]
, 2023 Most inferior vena cava (IVC) filters are designed for retrieval from a superior approach. Retrieval becomes technically challenging when the central veins in the chest are occluded.
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Upside-down positioning of a peri-interventional cava filter during endovascular thrombectomy of a septic superior vena cava thrombosis [PDF]
, 2022 A 43-year-old male patient with advanced colon carcinoma presented with disseminated staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and central venous catheter associated septic thrombosis of the superior vena cava.
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Leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava presenting as deep venous thrombosis; case report
Radiology Case Reports, 2020 Primary tumors arising from the inferior vena cava are extremely rare, leiomyosarcoma is the most common one arising from the smooth muscle cells in the media of the wall of the vena cava. A 42-year-old lady had epigastric pain and back pain for 4 months
Sardar Hassan Arif, Ayad Ahmad Mohammed
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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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Orthotopic heart transplantation with reconstruction of persistent left superior vena cava
Surgical Case Reports, 2020 Background Persistent left superior vena cava is a not uncommon congenital vascular abnormality. We report a case of heart transplantation with reconstruction of persistent left superior vena cava using a prosthetic vascular graft. Case presentation A 20-
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