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 ...

It is the lower, or inferior, part of the vena cava—a large vein also made up of the superior vena cava that carries blood from the head, neck, arms, and chest in the upper body to the heart.

Both sides of the neck have one of each type. The jugular veins allow blood to move from the head to the superior vena cava, the largest vein in the upper body. The superior vena cava then ...

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