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Superior Vena Cava Syndrome: An Increasingly Frequent Complication of Cardiac Procedures

This case highlights a relatively uncommon, yet serious complication of electrophysiological device and ablative therapies. Moreover, it illustrates the increasingly prevalent iatrogenic etiology of ... read more

Superior Vena Cava Syndrome with Malignant Causes

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Superior Vena Cava Syndrome Caused by Nocardia Mediastinitis

This report describes an unusual pattern of Nocardia asteroides infection. A patient with silicosis but no other underlying disease developed a diffuse Nocardia bronchopneumonia which was followed by ... read more

The Superior Vena Cava Syndrome: Clinical Characteristics and Evolving Etiology

Abstract: Malignancy is the most common cause of the superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome. With the increasing use of intravascular devices, the incidence of the SVC syndrome arising from benign ... read more

Superior vena cava syndrome: Symptoms, treatment, and outlook

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Oncologic Emergencies: Recognition and Initial Management

Structural oncologic emergencies are caused by direct compression of nontumor structures by metastatic disease. Superior vena cava syndrome presents as facial edema with development of collateral ... read more

Malignant superior vena cava syndrome presenting after trauma

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Superior Vena Cava Syndrome

The superior vena cava is one of the primary veins within our bodies. It transports blood from our arms, chest, neck, and head to our hearts. In superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS), this vein has ... read more

Superior vena cava syndrome: an increasingly frequent complication of cardiac procedures

H Bjarnason is Chair of the Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, USA. He holds academic appointments as an associate professor in the Department of ... read more

Superior Vena Cava Syndrome

Superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) is a group of symptoms that can occur in people who have lung cancer, lymphoma, or other cancers that involve the center of the chest. It also can occur from ... read more

Superior Vena Cava Syndrome: An Increasingly Frequent Complication of Cardiac Procedures

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 ... read more

Superior Vena Cava Syndrome

A 59-year-old man with hypertension and Crohn's disease that was complicated by fistulas was found unconscious at home. He was being treated with infliximab administered through a central venous ... read more