Options for cardiac device implantation in patients with central venous obstruction are limited. We describe a novel method of device implantation of an entirely endocardial biventricular defibrillator system using video thoracoscopy in a patient with superior vena cava obstruction. Direct right atrial access wasused for all leads andan endocardial left ventricular lead wasdeliveredvia atrial t...

a Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California b Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California c University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio d Department of Radiation Oncology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California e Department of Radiation Oncology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of South...

Persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) is a rare vascular variant which can add difficulties to slow pathway (SP) ablation procedures because of the disturbed anatomy of the triangle of Koch. We describe a case of a successful SP ablation using an anatomical approach in a patient with PLSVC.

SVCS constitutes a serious clinical problem and often represents a definitive loss of vascular access for haemodialysis (HD). The patients must suffer numerous interventions in order to obtain a permanent vascular access for HD. Treatment of SVCS requires endovascular intervention or complex surgical revascularization. We present three patients with SVCS associated with central indwelling cathe...

Superior vena cava obstruction occurring as a complication of leiomyoma of the oesophagus has not been reported before. Such a case is recorded which was associated with striking eosinophilia, a feature previously noted in cases of uterine leiomyomas.

Endothelium-dependent relaxations of canine veins isolated from 15 different sites were examined. Acetylcholine (ACh, 10(-10)-10(-6) M) caused marked endothelium-dependent relaxations in the external jugular vein, superior vena cava, brachiocephalic vein, segment A (supradiaphragmatic portion) and D (infrarenal portion) of the inferior vena cava. However, only contractile responses were induced...

This is a case report of an extremely rare cause of superior vena cava syndrome with systemic-to-pulmonary venous shunts, illustrated using different imaging modalities with successful SVC and IVC dilatation and stenting.

Intrathoracic tumours in patients with Von Recklinghausen's disease have been widely reported, but there are very few cases of reported intrathoracic giant benign neurofibroma with marked mediastinal shift and superior vena cava syndrome. Patients that present with this pathology should be adequately investigated. Surgical resection has been considered curative.

Corresponding author: Il-Seok Kim, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, 445, Gil-dong, Gangdong-gu, Seoul 134-010, Korea. Tel: 82-2-2224-2659, Fax: 82-2-474-0956, E-mail: gns70@ hallym.or.kr This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License ...