The superior vena cava (SVC) is the superior of the two venae cavae, the great venous trunks that return deoxygenated blood from the systemic circulation...

Superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS), is a group of symptoms caused by obstruction of the superior vena cava ("SVC"), a short, wide vessel carrying circulating...

atrium of the heart: the inferior vena cava carries blood from the lower half of the body whilst the superior vena cava carries blood from the upper half...

from the body into the heart. In humans they are the superior vena cava and the inferior vena cava, and both empty into the right atrium. They are located...

column draining itself towards the superior vena cava. It connects the systems of superior vena cava and inferior vena cava and can provide an alternative...

In anatomy, a persistent left superior vena cava is the most common variation of the thoracic venous system. It is present in between 0.3% and 0.5% of...

of the right brachiocephalic vein. These veins merge to form the superior vena cava, a great vessel, posterior to the junction of the first costal cartilage...

are veins that take blood from the head back to the heart via the superior vena cava. The internal jugular vein descends next to the internal carotid artery...

approximately one minute. A positive Pemberton's sign is indicative of superior vena cava syndrome (SVC), commonly the result of a mass in the mediastinum....

surface of the adult right atrium extending between the superior vena cava, and the inferior vena cava.: 56  The crista terminalis denotes where the junction...