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

Superior Vena Cava Syndrome (SVCS) is a condition that arises when the superior vena cava (SVC), a major vein that carries blood from the head, neck, and upper body back to the heart, becomes ...

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

The IVC is responsible for returning all of the blood below the diaphragm, while the superior vena cava ... and may be referred to as inferior vena cava syndrome (IVCS). This describes a sequence ...