Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
"Superior Vena Cava Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A condition that occurs when the obstruction of the thin-walled SUPERIOR VENA CAVA interrupts blood flow from the head, upper extremities, and thorax to the RIGHT ATRIUM. Obstruction can be caused by NEOPLASMS; THROMBOSIS; ANEURYSM; or external compression. The syndrome is characterized by swelling and/or CYANOSIS of the face, neck, and upper arms.
| Descriptor ID |
D013479
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.907.800
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| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Superior Vena Cava Syndrome" by people in Profiles.
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Safety and efficacy of the Abre? venous stent in treating thoracic venous stenosis/occlusion: a single-center experience. Emerg Radiol. 2025 Apr; 32(2):139-145.
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Successful percutaneous transluminal angioplasty to treat superior vena cava syndrome. Kardiol Pol. 2023; 81(1):72-74.
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Ocular Ischemic Syndrome Induced by Superior Vena Cava Obstruction. J Neuroophthalmol. 2023 12 01; 43(4):e194-e196.
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Literature Review of Percutaneous Stenting for Palliative Treatment of Malignant Superior Vena Cava Syndrome (SVCS). Acad Radiol. 2022 04; 29 Suppl 4:S110-S120.
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Endovascular Treatment of Superior Vena Cava Syndrome via Balloon-in-Balloon Catheter Technique with a Palmaz Stent. Tex Heart Inst J. 2016 Dec; 43(6):520-523.
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Pleural and pericardial effusion: A manifestation of SVC syndrome in a child on chronic hemodialysis. Hemodial Int. 2015 Oct; 19 Suppl 3:S51-3.
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Usefulness of vascular stenting with and without transvenous pacing leads for vena caval obstruction among children and adults with repaired congenital heart disease. Am J Cardiol. 2015 Jun 15; 115(12):1746-52.
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Is restrictive atrial septal defect a risk in partial anomalous pulmonary venous drainage repair? Ann Thorac Surg. 2014 May; 97(5):1664-70.
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Chylopericardium and chylothorax: unusual mechanical complications of central venous catheters. Pediatr Int. 2013 Apr; 55(2):e4-6.
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Primary pulmonary artery sarcoma extending retrograde into the superior vena cava. Tex Heart Inst J. 2011; 38(3):320; author reply 320-1.