0 a Latin word meaning "vein" (= a tube that carries blood to the heart from other parts of the body), used in medical names and descriptions
Isolated superior vena cava draining into the left atrium diagnosed by radionucleide angiography.
The inferior vena cava is grafted on to the pulmonary arteries if this was not done previously.
One patient had pulmonary emboli, the others all had thrombosis of the conduit, vena cavae, or cardiac chambers in absence ofother right-sided obstruction.
Circulatory bypass of the right sided of the heart: shunt between superior vena cava and distal right pulmonary artery - report of clinical application.
These included thrombosis ofthe conduit (n=2), thrombosis of the superior vena cava (n=l), stroke (n=3), and pulmonary embolus (n=l).
This difference could be explained by variations in sample site within the inferior vena cava.
The sinus venosus has been included in the atria with the coronary sinus and a single right-sided superior and inferior vena cava.
Breathlessness from superior vena cava obstruction can be improved through radiotherapy and steroids.
