Diagnosis Superior vena cava syndrome due to thrombotic obstruction---a complication of a cardiac procedure. Management Anticoagulation, catheter-directed thrombolytic therapy, mechanical ...

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

TIVADs can be associated with thrombosis leading to superior vena cava (SVC) obstruction and SVC syndrome which can pose a challenge, especially during the transplant surgery. We describe a case of ...

The IVC is responsible for returning all of the blood below the diaphragm, while the superior vena cava returns the blood above the diaphragm to the heart. Conditions involving the IVC usually involve ...

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

Lead related venous obstruction (LRVO) is an often underrecognized complication of pacemaker implantation. Symptoms of LRVO may include mild asymmetric upper extremity swelling to highly morbid ...

很少人会注意到脖子血管的变化，但它却可成为观察健康状态的一项指标。对此，胸腔暨重症医学科医师黄轩指出，若脖子上的颈动脉跳动过于明显或肿胀，要当心恐是心血管疾病的警讯；此外，脖子的静脉异常怒张也要留意，可能与癌症有关，务必尽快就医检查。

Hypoplastic left heart syndrome may be diagnosed before your baby is born with a fetal echocardiogram ... For the Glenn procedure, the surgeon will disconnect the superior vena cava (which usually ...