As pressure inside an unhealthy heart's right atrium increases, the height of the jugular venous distention will rise, Dr. Drazner explains. That level can be checked by looking at the patient's ...

As pressure inside an unhealthy heart's right atrium increases, the height of the jugular venous distention will rise, Dr. Drazner explains.

As pressure inside an unhealthy heart's right atrium increases, the height of the jugular venous distention will rise, Dr. Drazner explains. That level can be checked by looking at the patient's ...

Jugular vein thrombosis (JVT) occurs when a blood clot forms in one of the jugular veins. Although rare, when left untreated it can have life threatening consequences. Learn more here.

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On examination, the only positive finding was jugular venous distension (JVD) of approximately 6 cm, which increased to 8-9 cm when pressure was applied to his liver or when he was short of breath.

Using a Canadian-invented device, Fam conducted the catheter-based treatment through the jugular vein instead of the more traditional route, through the femoral vein. His patient had severe mitral ...

Correspondence Published: 13 May 2005 Bilateral jugular vein thrombosis: a rare cause of papilloedema I Masood & A While Eye 20, 249–250 (2006) Cite this article ...