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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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Biatrial part of heartBody partCDISC SDTM Anatomical Location TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Terminology

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Membranous Obstruction of Inferior Vena Cava

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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Long-term follow-up of Vena Tech-LGM filter: predictors and frequency of caval occlusion.
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Cryosurgical ablation of hepatic tumors.
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Intrahepatic portosystemic venous shunt: diagnosis by color Doppler imaging.
Intrahepatic portosystemic venous shunt is a rare clinical entity; only 33 such cases have been reported. It may be congenital… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Translumbar inferior vena cava catheters for long-term venous access.
Forty-six silicone rubber catheters were placed in the inferior vena cava (IVC) of 40 patients via a translumbar approach. No… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Detection and evaluation of tricuspid regurgitation using a real-time, two-dimensional, color-coded, Doppler flow imaging system: comparison with contrast two-dimensional echocardiography and right…
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Fetal Blood Velocities in Rh Isoimmunization: Relationship to Gestational Age and to Fetal Hematocrit
Doppler blood cell velocities were measured in the aortas, inferior vena cavas, and umbilical veins of fetuses from isoimmunized… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Gastric A-cell function in insulin-deprived depancreatized dogs.
To determine if gastric A-cells are a major source of the glucagonemia of insulin-deprived depancreatized dogs and to examine… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Complications of percutaneous femoral vein catheterizations for hemodialysis.
Five life threatening complications of percutaneous femoral vein catheterization for hemodialysis (Shaldon Technique) are… 
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
The role of a renal thirst factor in drinking induced by extracellular stimuli
1. Rats in normal fluid balance drank water 1–2 hr after complete ligation of the inferior vena cava either above or below the… 
Highly Cited
1959
Highly Cited
1959
Prevention of pulmonary emboli by partial occlusion of the inferior vena cava.
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