 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.
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D013479
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.907.800
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Superior Vena Cava Syndrome" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Superior Vena Cava Syndrome" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Superior Vena Cava Syndrome" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Mir T, Uddin M, Shafi O, Qureshi W, Kaur J, Zghouzi M, Lohia P, Soubani A, Burket M, Sheikh M, Saydain G. Thrombotic superior vena cava syndrome: a national emergency department database study. J Thromb Thrombolysis. 2022 Feb; 53(2):372-379.
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Rafiq I, Morgan G, Silva Vieira M, Qureshi S, Hussain T. Chronic Occlusion of the Superior Vena Cava Resulting in Cyanosis in an Adult: Unusual Case Highlighting the Value of Collaboration Between Adult and Congenital Cardiology Services. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2015 Sep; 8(9):e002163.
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Chandra D, Pothineni NV, Meena N. "The Scalpel or the Needle for Superior Vena Cava syndrome"? J Ark Med Soc. 2015 Aug; 112(3):34-5.
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