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 ...

CHICAGO — A novel compliant endovascular balloon may have the potential to save lives in patients who experience superior vena cava tears during transvenous lead extraction, researchers reported at ...

This page lists all known medications that could potentially lead to 'Superior vena cava syndrome' as a side effect. It's important to note that mild side effects are quite common with medications.

Although the exact incidence of superior vena cava syndrome remains unknown, the condition affects about 15 000 patients in the United States each year.1 It has mainly malignant causes. Nonmalignant ...

Yale Cancer Center physicians have presented clinical recommendations for the diagnosis and subsequent treatment of superior vena cava syndrome in this week’s issue of the New England Journal of ...

Superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome is more common in people who have lung cancer or cancer that spreads to the chest. The SVC is a large vein in the upper body that drains blood away from the head, ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Back to Healio A 45-year-old male with about a 30 ...

LUNG cancer is one of the most common and serious types of cancer - around 47,000 people are diagnosed with the condition every year in the UK. When the disease takes hold, swelling on the superior ...

The cause of the blockage. How severe the symptoms are. The prognosis (chance of recovery). The patient's wishes. Watchful waiting is closely monitoring a patient’s condition without giving any ...

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 ...