Superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) is a group of symptoms that occur when the superior vena cava becomes partially blocked. The right atrium (chamber) of the heart receives blood from two major veins: ...
Background A 29-year-old woman presented with chest pressure, progressive dyspnea, fatigue, and swelling of her face, neck and upper extremities. Four days earlier, she had undergone a procedure for ...
Yale Cancer Center physicians have presented clinical recommendations for the diagnosis and subsequent treatment of superior vena cava syndrome in this week’s issue of the New England Journal of ...
Lymphomas are neoplastic transformations of cells that reside primarily in lymphatic tissue, including reticuloendothelial organs. Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphomas have differing cellular origins ...
Superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome is more common in people who have lung cancer or cancer that spreads to the chest. The SVC is a large vein in the upper body that drains blood away from the head, ...
In recent decades minimally invasive endovascular stenting, in which a tubular support is placed inside the collapsed or obstructed vessel, has become the preferred option of care for superior vena ...
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Although the exact incidence of superior vena cava syndrome remains unknown, the condition affects about 15 000 patients in the United States each year.1 It has mainly malignant causes. Nonmalignant ...
There are multiple factors involved in the pathogenesis of VT following implantation of a transvenous pacing/implantable cardioverter defibrillator system. Ligation of the access vein can cause a ...
(Philadelphia, PA) - Like a blocked water line, obstructions in blood vessels in the human circulatory system can cause serious problems. This is especially the case in superior vena cava syndrome ...
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