Rev Esp Cardiol 2002;55(11):1201 1201 A 51-year-old male patient was seen in the emergency room for back pain irradiated to the neck of one week in duration. During the examination, the patient presented hypotension. The electrocardiogram (ECG) showed negative T waves on the inferior face and tall T waves in V1 and V2. In the chest radiograph, mediastinal widening and cardiomegaly were evident....

Heterotaxy syndrome or situs ambiguous is a rare congenital disease in which the pattern of anatomical organization of the thoraco-abdominal visceral and vascular structures is not arranged in normal position. Patients with heterotaxy syndrome represent a wide range of anatomical variations including thoraco-abdominal structures. Here we report a rare case of asymptomatic heterotaxy syndrome in...

Retrieval of a Gunther tulip vena cava filter implanted in a patient with inferior vena cava and right common iliac vein thrombosis was attempted by the standard method. Because the filter was tilted, the hook became attached to the vena cava wall and could not be snared. During attempts at removal by an alternative method, the filter migrated toward the right atrium. However, it was finally su...

A 20-year-old man was referred for the assessment of palpitations and associated dyspnea during exertion. He had no other associated cardiovascular symptoms. Physical examination revealed a healthy male with stable vital signs and a normal cardio respiratory examination. ECG, (Figure 1A), chest x-ray (Figure 1B), and blood counts as well as electrolyte panel were normal. Transthoracic echocardi...

Behçet's disease is a chronic multisystemic disorder involving many organs and characterized by recurrent oral and genital ulcers and relapsing iritis. A case of BD with large vein thrombosis involving superior and inferior vena cava is presented. Large vein thrombosis in BD is not commonly developed and most commonly observed in the inferior or superior vena cava. A review of the literature em...

We examined vena cava Doppler flow velocity tracings from 69 fetuses between 22 and 40 weeks' gestation. Twenty-three fetuses had arrhythmias. Fifteen fetuses had absent end-diastolic Doppler velocities in the umbilical artery, a condition associated with intrauterine growth retardation, and 15 normal fetuses with normal umbilical artery Doppler velocity ratios were matched by gestational age. ...

The Tempofilter II is a widely used temporary vena cava filter. Its unique design, which includes a long tethering catheter with a subcutaneous anchor, facilitates the deployment and retrieval of the device. Despite this, the Tempofilter II has been used only in the inferior vena cava of patients with lower extremity deep venous thrombosis. In this article, we present a case of superior vena ca...

BACKGROUND We designed this study to expand the usage of ultrasound to detect early occurrence of hypovolemia. We explore the potential use of inferior vena cava (IVC) and abdominal aorta (AA) diameter index (IVC:AA) measured ultrasonographically to detect class 1 hypovolemic shock with blood loss less than 15%.ᅟ METHODS The aim of this study was to determine the changes in the diameter of in...

YSTEMIC venous anomalies, such as persistent left superior vena cava and absent inferior vena cava, are not so rare in various congenital heart diseases.1) Preoperative identification of these anomalous systemic venous connections is clinically important, because their presence necessitates modified technique for venous cannulation of cardiopulmonary bypass. In cases of persistent left superior...

We have previously reported our experience in inferior vena cava resection and reconstruction techniques during liver transplantation for Budd-Chiari syndrome. Herein, we present on a case that demonstrates the importance of experience in complex vascular reconstruction techniques for living donor liver transplantation. A 15-year-old boy was scheduled for living donor liver transplantation for ...