Medically reviewed by Scott Sundick, MD The inferior vena cava (also known as IVC or the posterior vena cava) is a large vein ...

Although the insertion of inferior vena cava filters declined between 2013 and 2021, the rate of retrievals remained low, ...

There was no venous pulsation in the neck, indicating the likely occlusion of the jugular veins. These signs were consistent with superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome. Precordial examination was ...

The domestic ferret, though not as common a laboratory animal as the rat or mouse, serves as a model in critical research areas, including influenza biology and vaccine development. Studies ...

Dublin-based medtech Fire1 has raised $120m and received the ‘Breakthrough Device Designation’ from the US FDA for its Norm ...

It carries oxygenated blood away from the left ventricle to the body. The vena cava is the largest vein in the body. It carries deoxygenated blood from the body back to the heart. The pulmonary ...

It is now depleted of oxygen and enters the heart through the main vein, the vena cava, into the right atrium.

Norm has received breakthrough device designation from the Food and Drug Administration, giving Fire1 additional access to ...