Inferior vena cava (IVC) agenesis is a rare condition where the inferior vena cava, a major vein that carries blood from the lower body to the heart, is absent. This anomaly can lead to complications ...

Infrarenal IVC anomaly is an uncommon congenital condition occurring in less than 2% of the population, whereas infrarenal IVC agenesis or absence is documented in only a few isolated cases and is ...

If you have had a deep vein thrombosis (DVT), you may worry about having another life-threatening clot. People who’ve had a DVT and can’t take blood-thinning medications have another option to prevent ...

Scimitar syndrome, a rare congenital heart disease, involves an anomalous pulmonary venous return where the right pulmonary veins return to the inferior vena cava instead of the left atrium. It is ...

THE interruption of deep venous pathways in the treatment and prevention of pulmonary embolism has come to be a generally accepted surgical procedure. The preferred sites for division when deep venous ...

The treatment of choice for proximal venous thrombosis is anticoagulation. In situations where anticoagulation is absolutely contraindicated or when anticoagulation has failed in the face of an acute ...

A deep vein thrombosis (DVT) involving the inferior vena cava (IVC), iliac veins, or common femoral veins should be considered a proximal DVT. Cross-sectional imaging with venous phase computed ...