Blood from the systemic circulation of the body is returned to the right atrium of the heart by the large veins called the superior and inferior vena cava. Deoxygenated blood used by heart tissue itself is returned to the right atrium by a coronary...

The vena cavae are two very large-diameter veins. As with the other veins throughout the body (with the exception of the pulmonary vein), the venae cavae both carry oxygen-depleted (deoxygenated) blood from the tissues of the body to the right atrium...

The superior and inferior vena cava are collectively called the venae cavae. They are the veins that return de-oxygenated blood from the body into the heart. They both empty into the right atrium. The inferior vena cava (or posterior vena cava) travels...

Duplex examination of the inferior vena cava (IVC) was performed in 270 patients from 11/196 to 11/00 to define suitability of the IVC for canal interruption using noninvasive means. The IVC was interrogated using a 3-mHz curved linear array probe and an ATL Ultramark...

Venous thromboembolic disease is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality.12 The standard of care for patients with deep venous thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE) remains initial therapy with unfractionated or low-molecular-weight heparin followed by oral anti-coagulation.1 Mechanical filtration of the inferior vena...