Diagnosis Superior vena cava syndrome due to thrombotic obstruction ... did not indicate the presence of a prothrombotic state. The patient's symptoms and swelling of the face and upper ...

The IVC is responsible for returning all of the blood below the diaphragm, while the superior ... as inferior vena cava syndrome (IVCS). This describes a sequence of signs and symptoms resulting ...

The differential diagnoses of SVC syndrome include cardiac tamponade and right ventricular dysfunction. Dedicated cardiac imaging with echocardiography can distinguish between these diagnoses.