Inferior vena cava structure

Known as: Vena cava.inferior, Vena Cava, Inferior, cava inferior vena 
A large vein that empties into the heart. It carries blood from the legs and feet and from organs in the abdomen and pelvis.
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava: experience in 22 cases.
From 1979 to 2004, 22 patients were seen with leiomyosarcomas of the inferior vena cava (IVC). Twenty were treated surgically… (More)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Sonographic measurement of the inferior vena cava as a marker of blood loss.
UNLABELLED Detecting and monitoring blood loss in trauma patients can often be challenging when an obvious source of hemorrhage… (More)
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
The respiratory variation in inferior vena cava diameter as a guide to fluid therapy
To investigate whether the respiratory variation in inferior vena cava diameter (ΔDIVC) could be related to fluid responsiveness… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Surgical treatment and outcomes of patients with primary inferior vena cava leiomyosarcoma.
BACKGROUND The inferior vena cava (IVC) is a rare site for primary soft tissue sarcoma. There are limited data in the literature… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Anomalies of the inferior vena cava in patients with iliac venous thrombosis.
During embryogenesis, the inferior vena cava is formed by a process involving the development, regression, and anastomosis of… (More)
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Review
2000
Review
2000
Spectrum of congenital anomalies of the inferior vena cava: cross-sectional imaging findings.
Congenital anomalies of the inferior vena cava (IVC) and its tributaries have become more commonly recognized in asymptomatic… (More)
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Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Radiofrequency ablation of the inferior vena cava-tricuspid valve isthmus in common atrial flutter.
Endocardial mapping has suggested that common atrial flutter (AF) is based on right atrial reentry surrounding the inferior vena… (More)
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Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Noninvasive estimation of right atrial pressure from the inspiratory collapse of the inferior vena cava.
To evaluate a simple noninvasive means of estimating right atrial (RA) pressure, the respiratory motion of the inferior vena cava… (More)
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Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Inferior vena cava-pulmonary artery extracardiac conduit. A new form of right heart bypass.
From November 1988 to May 1989, four patients underwent total right heart bypass by means of bidirectional cavopulmonary… (More)
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Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Surgical anatomy of the hepatic veins and the inferior vena cava.
Accurate knowledge of the surgical anatomy of the hepatic veins and inferior vena cava is indispensable for surgeons, since… (More)
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