A rare case of hepatocellular tumor extension in the right heart was reported. The patient presented with clinical signs of a vena cava superior syndrome. Computed tomography and transthoracic echocardiography demonstrated a large tumoral mass lesion extending from the left liver lobe into the inferior vena cava right atrium and right ventricle. The patient was treated with best supportive care.

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. ...

or indirectly by way of the coronary sinus. The embryology and frequency of this configuration have been reviewed in a previous communication (Hurwitt, Escher and Citrin, 1955). Since anomalies of the heart and great vessels tend to occur in association, one may encounter a left superior vena cava draining into the right atrium in the process of other operations, such as in the correction of a ...

We experienced the ligation of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) via the left thoracotomy in a 24-day-old infant with inferior vena cava defect and hemiazygos communication to a persistent left superior vena cava (LSVC). Although the large hemiazygos vein (HAzV) crossed just in front of PDA, its mobilization enabled the smooth ligation of PDA without hemodynamic instability. The postoperative cour...

Transvenous pacemaker implantation tends to be difficult in the setting of a persistent left superior vena cava (SVC) and an absent or inaccessible right SVC. We report two small children in whom transvenous pacing leads were successfully inserted via a persistent left SVC. This technique was safe in our cases; however, favorable long-term result has yet to be demonstrated.

BACKGROUND Dextrocardia, or right-lying heart, is an uncommon congenital heart disease in which the apex of the heart is located on the right side of chest. Persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVA) is a rare venous anomaly that is often associated with the abnormalities of cardiac transduction system. A case with combination of dextrocardia, persistent left superior vena cava, and sick sinus ...

INTRODUCTION Pacemaker induced superior vena cava syndrome is an unusual complication of pacemaker implantation. Endothelial damage caused by repeated trauma from the lead is thought to be responsible for the stenosis. Malignancy has been historically the most common etiology. However, the increase in use of indwelling venous catheters and cardiac pacemaker has resulted in more patients with su...

This is a case-report of two patients with superior vena cava syndrome related to pacemaker leads. Both patients were treated successfully using intravenous stenting.

BACKGROUND Palliative treatments for obstruction of the superior vena cava all have disadvantages. The use of a fine braided wire self expanding stent (Wallstent, Schneider (Europe) AG) in patients with malignant and benign causes of superior vena cava obstruction is reported. METHODS Five patients with obstruction of the superior vena cava were treated with balloon angioplasty of the strictu...