A 56-year-old male presented with severe exertional dyspnea and pitting edema in the lower extremities. The pre-operative evaluation demonstrated biventricular dysfunction associated with severe tricuspid valve regurgitation and a persistent left superior vena cava. He was registered as a transplantation candidate, and orthotopic heart transplantation was performed using the standard bicaval te...

introduction antiphospholipid syndrome (aps) associated with intra-cardiac thrombus and pulmonary embolism is infrequent. however, the presence of pleural effusion is extremely rare. case presentation a 42-year-old woman, admitted with palpitation, dyspnea and history of stroke and thrombocytopenia is described. doppler sonography revealed deep vein thrombosis. moreover, subsequent investigatio...

Since 1990, the development of tacrolimus-based immunosuppression and improved surgical techniques, the increased array of potent immunosuppressive medications, infection prophylaxis, and suitable patient selection helped improve actuarial graft and patient survival rates for all types of intestine transplantation. Patients with irreversible intestinal failure and complications of parenteral nu...

Leiomyosarcoma of vascular origin is a rare disease and most cases arise in the inferior vena cava. Inferior vena cava leiomyosarcoma (IVCLMS) usually presents in females in their sixth decade of life. The clinical symptoms are often non-specific and the diagnosis is often delayed. Current imaging techniques can accurately differentiate inferior vena cava neoplasms from other non-neoplastic les...

Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism are a significant health care concern, representing a major source of mortality and morbidity. In order to understand the pathophysiology of thrombogenesis and thrombus resolution, animal models are necessary. Mouse models of venous thrombosis contribute to our understanding of the initiation, propagation, and resolution of venous thrombus, as well as...

Electrode instability and displacement have been reported in patients who underwent pacemaker implantation via persistent left superior vena cava. An active-fixation system, and sometimes epicardial pacing, is necessary to maintain pacing stability. We report the case of a 76-year-old man with a left superior vena cava who required dual-chamber permanent pacing. Passive-fixation atrial and vent...

Transplantation of the liver, as originally conceived, was first reported in 1955 as an auxiliary liver transplant in which the native liver was preserved in its normal position and the new liver placed at a heterotopic site, usually the right paravertebral gutter, with portal inflow supplied with systemic blood via the inferior vena cava or iliac vein. Orthotopic liver transplantation is the a...

Total upper body drainage via left superior vena cava into coronary sinus (i.e. absent right superior vena cava) is a rare anomaly and distorts the anatomy of coronary sinus and triangle of Koch. Herewith we are reporting the first report of ablation in a patient with superior vena cava draining into coronary sinus totally. This patient with atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardia, baseli...

Background: Inferior vena cava filter complications can range from dislodgement to perforation. Patients who present with concomitant bacteremia have rarely been reported. Persistent bacteremia usually results from direct bacterial seeding from a source other than perforation of surrounding viscus. It is unclear if the risk of perforation is higher in patients who are bacteremic due to other ca...

A 57 year old male presented to our department with recurrent attacks of sepsis and upper gastrointestinal bleeding due to colorectal cancer metastasis that resulted in a fistula involving the inferior vena cava and the third part of the duodenum. Four and a half years ago he underwent laparoscopic right hemicolectomy due to colonic adenocarcinoma. A year prior to his recent hospitalization he ...