superior vena cava

The superior vena cava takes blood from the upper part of the body to the heart.

It is situated at the base of the superior vena cava.

These great vessels merge to form the superior vena cava.

Sometimes, the other veins can become larger and take over for the superior vena cava if it is blocked, but this takes time.

No valve divides the superior vena cava from the right atrium.

It connects the superior vena cava to the right pulmonary artery.

The superior vena cava is thin-walled, and the blood is under low pressure.

This is because the other veins do not have time to widen and take over the increased blood flow from the superior vena cava.

There are other less common causes for the superior vena cava to become blocked:

It was supposed by Lower to direct the blood from the superior vena cava toward the atrioventricular opening.

Syphilis and tuberculosis have also been known to cause superior vena cava syndrome.

Surgical Management of tumors invading the superior vena cava.

Invasive tumors can produce compression effects such as superior vena cava syndrome.

When this happens, the great vessels (particularly the superior vena cava) become kinked, which limits blood return to the heart.

Abner A: Approach to the patient who presents with superior vena cava obstruction.

Superior vena cava syndrome is serious and the symptoms can be upsetting to the patient and family.

Structures such as the aorta, superior vena cava and esophagus pass through the diaphragm.

In this operation, the superior vena cava is ligated from the heart and connected to the pulmonary circulation.

A common site is superior vena cava or SVC.

The brachiocephalic veins are the major veins returning blood to the superior vena cava.

A tumor in the chest or swollen lymph nodes can press on the superior vena cava, blocking the blood flow.

Note that the vein that carries de-oxygenated blood from the upper half of the body is the superior vena cava.

This junction marks the inferior end of the superior vena cava, the continuation below that point being considered part of the heart.

These problems may take the form of superior vena cava syndrome, dysphagia (difficulty swallowing), cough, or chest pain.

He suffered a staph infection and had to have a Hickman line inserted into his superior vena cava for 12 weeks.