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...

A 40-year-old man underwent emergent pulmonary artery thromboembolectomy for pulmonary artery thromboembolism, and an ALN filter was placed in the inferior vena cava immediately after the operation. He had sudden ventricular tachycardia with dyspnea on postoperative day 6. An emergent operation was successfully performed, and the ALN filter was observed at the tricuspid valve with a large amoun...

ANEURYSM of the abdominal aorta is a rare finding. Osler' reported 11 instances of abdominal aneurysm out of 2200 necropsies performed at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Later, at the same institution, he found 16 cases of abdominal aortic aneurysm among 18,000 necropsies. The first case, according to Osler, was reported by Vesalius in 1567. Rupture is the characteristic course of the disease. Most...

Methods and findings: A 53 year old man with abdominal wall varicosis was reported with a thoracoabdominal aorta aneurysm and severe stenosis of celiac trunk and superior mesenteric artery. There were multiple calcification and non-calcified plaques inside the wall of abdominal aorta and its branches, including arch of Riolan. A Budd-Chiari Syndrome was also reported. The intra-hepatic inferior...

ELSNER, ROBERT, WILLIAM N. HANAFEE, AND DOUGLAS D. HAAJMOND. Angiographr of the inferior vena cava of the harbor seal during simulated diving. Am. J. Physiol. 220(5) : 1155-l 161. 197 l.Radiopaque material was injected into the inferior vena cava of harbor seals. Serial contrast radiographs were then taken during simulated diving and control nondiving experiments. Diving was associated with con...

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...

BACKGROUND Left-sided inferior vena cava (IVC) is an unusual abnormality that may be clinically significant during renal surgery. METHODS We report the unique case of a patient with a centrally located left renal mass who underwent laparoscopic radical nephrectomy. During the hilar dissection, unusual vascular anatomy was encountered. The patient was noted to have a left-sided inferior vena c...

The inferior vena cava, also known as the posterior vena cava, is the large vein that carries de-oxygenated blood from the lower half of the body into the right atrium of the heart. Congenital anomalies of the inferior vena cava result from the persistence of the embryonic venous system. The majority of cases are clinically silent and are diagnosed in routine dissection studies, in retroperiton...

conclusions the abovementioned ivc ultrasonographic criteria for hemodynamic congestion appear clearly inconsistent. alternatively, a sequential or simultaneous combination of clinical scores of congestion, ivc ultrasonographic indices, and circulating levels of natriuretic peptides could be warranted. background among the indices able to replace invasive central venous pressure (cvp) measureme...

conclusions noninvasive assessment of the patient hydration condition using the ultrasound is a simple and practicable measure in emergency. with regard to the considerations, it is possible to estimate cvp via diameter measurement and cross-section of the central veins. results twenty patients with the mean age of 60.3 were studied. the main reason for cardiac catheterization was shock. there ...