Superior vena cava syndrome occurs when a major vein that can become blocked either with a blood clot or a cancerous tumour. In this MNT Knowledge Center article, learn about superior vena cava ...

Our patient's lymphoma was diagnosed in part because he presented with acute superior vena cava syndrome. This syndrome occurs when venous return from the upper half of the body is obstructed, which ...

If you have superior vena cava syndrome, blood doesn’t flow as well to the heart. This is a problem because it delays the heart’s ability to get oxygen to the blood.

Figure 1: Photographs of the head and upper chest of a 53-year-old man with catheter-associated superior vena cava syndrome, showing (A) facial and neck plethora, and (B) a prominent superficial ...

Superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) is when something -- usually a cancerous tumor -- blocks or pinches the superior vena cava, a major vein that carries blood from your chest, neck, and head to ...

According to Cancer Research UK, this is called superior vena cava obstruction (SVCO). As Macmillan UK explained, the superior vena cava (SVC) is a big vein in the middle of the chest.

In the first paper 9 experiments were reported in which the superior vena cava was anastomosed to the distal end of the right pulmonary artery, and observations were made on venous pressure ...

Correspondence Archive Superior-Vena-Cava-Right-Pulmonary-Artery Anastomosis Published December 18, 1969 N Engl J Med 1969;281: 1424 - 1425 DOI: 10.1056/NEJM196912182812514 ...

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