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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
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Autonomic denervation added to pulmonary vein isolation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: a randomized clinical trial.
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… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Electrophysiological effects of catheter ablation of inferior vena cava-tricuspid annulus isthmus in common atrial flutter.
BACKGROUND The electrophysiological mechanisms for successful catheter ablation of atrial flutter (AFI) targeting the inferior… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Assessment of fetal compromise by Doppler ultrasound investigation of the fetal circulation. Arterial, intracardiac, and venous blood flow velocity studies.
BACKGROUND Doppler studies of the fetal circulation in intrauterine growth retardation and hypoxia have demonstrated a… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
The transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent-shunt procedure for refractory ascites.
BACKGROUND Previous studies have suggested that the transjugular placement of an intrahepatic stent to establish a portosystemic… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Surgical techniques and innovations in living related liver transplantation.
The authors successfully performed a series of 33 living related liver transplantations (LRLT) on children (15 males and 18… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Dynamic gadolinium‐enhanced three‐dimensional abdominal MR arteriography
The abdominal aorta and renal, visceral, and iliac arteries were evaluated in 16 patients with three‐dimensional Fourier… 
Review
1985
Review
1985
Distribution and regulation of blood flow in the fetal and neonatal lamb.
AFTER the postnatal mammalian circulation has been established, blood flows serially from the systemic veins through the right… 
Review
1974
Review
1974
Congenital anomalies of the inferior vena cava. Review of embryogenesis and presentation of a simplified classification.
Abstract The developmental variations of the inferior vena cava are discussed. A simplified classification is presented and… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
The origin, hormonal nature, and action of hepatotrophic substances in portal venous blood.
The hepatotrophic factors previously reported to be in splanchnic venous blood are pancreatic hormones and specifically insulin… 
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