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Vena cava structure

Known as: cava vena, Vena cava, Venae Cavae 
A large vein which returns blood from the head, neck and extremities to the heart.
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Analysis of the complications of the piggy-back technique in 1,112 liver transplants.
BACKGROUND The "piggy-back" technique has gained acceptance in adult orthotopic liver transplantation during the last few years… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Sensitivity of Left Ventricular End‐Systolic Pressure‐Volume Relation to Type of Loading Intervention in Dogs
The influence of different types of loading intervention on the resulting end-systolic pressure-volume relation (ESPVR) of the… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Cerebral Blood Flow and Neurologic Outcome When Nimodipine is Given after Complete Cerebral Ischemia in the Dog
Ten minutes of complete cerebral ischemia was produced in 26 dogs by temporary ligation of the aorta and the venae cavae. Twenty… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Measurement of cardioversion/defibrillation thresholds in man by a truncated exponential waveform and an apical patch-superior vena caval spring electrode configuration.
Defibrillation/cardioversion thresholds were measured in 33 patients undergoing defibrillator implants. Each patient had a 12 cm2… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Substance P-like immunoreactivity in nerves associated with the vascular system of guinea-pigs
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Rapid Resetting of the Aortic Baroreceptors in the Rabbit and Its Implications for Short‐Term and Longer Term Reflex Control
We studied the effects of sustained changes in resting mean arterial pressures (MAP) on arterial baroreceptor properties in… 
Review
1980
Review
1980
Comparison of computed tomography and angiography in the evaluation of renal cell carcinoma.
CT scans and angiograms in patients with renal cell carcinoma were reviewed to determine their accuracy in predicting perinephric… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Portal hepatotrophic factors, diabetes mellitus and acute liver atrophy, hypertrophy and regeneration.
The acute influence of portal blood hepatotrophyic factors upon the canine liver and upon hepatic regeneration was studied after… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Studies on the Circulation of the Previable Human Fetus
Extract: The circulation was studied in 33 previable human fetuses (12–272 g) delivered by hysterotomy, while the placenta was… 
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Varicocele and infertility.
  • C. W. CharnyS. Baum
  • Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA…
  • 1968
  • Corpus ID: 2204721
Varicocele, even when it is found on one side, may be a causative factor in infertility. When indicated, varicocelectomy results… 
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