These signs were consistent with superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome. Precordial examination ... The patient's symptoms and swelling of the face and upper extremities resolved completely 1 week ...

[13] reported 3 cases of SVC syndrome due to SVC stenosis. The authors did not comment as to whether the ablation procedure itself was a risk factor for development of the syndrome, but the study ...

Some people may not experience symptoms ... cava, which passes the right lung as the vein carries blood from the head to the heart. This disrupted blood supply is known as superior vena cava ...

The IVC is responsible for returning all of the blood below the diaphragm, while the superior ... as inferior vena cava syndrome (IVCS). This describes a sequence of signs and symptoms resulting ...