Vena Cava, Superior

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • Abnormal agitated saline study results after tetralogy of Fallot repair. 
  • Acute functional consequences of left ventriculotomy. 
  • Arrhythmias in children having a single left superior vena cava and minimal structural heart disease. 
  • Assessing the patency of mediastinal and thoracic inlet veins: value of MR imaging. 
  • CT of intracardiac tumor. 
  • Caval catheterization in the intensive care nursery: a useful means for providing parenteral nutrition to the extremely low birth-weight infant. 
  • Central venous pressure monitoring: a guide to blood volume replacement in the dog. 
  • Complications associated with optical-access laparoscopic trocars. 
  • Coronary sinus atrial pacing: radiographic considerations. 
  • Detection of persistent left superior vena cava by two-dimensional contrast echocardiography. 
  • Detection of unintentional partial superior vena cava occlusion during a bidirectional cavopulmonary anastomosis. 
  • Direct identification of patency achieved by a bi-directional Glenn shunt procedure: images by volume rendering using electron-beam computed tomography. 
  • Early cavopulmonary anastomosis after Norwood procedure results in excellent Fontan outcome. 
  • Effective defibrillation in pigs using interleaved and common phase sequential biphasic shocks. 
  • Glenn shunt facilitated weaning of right ventricular mechanical support. 
  • Impact of phase of respiration on central venous catheter tip position. 
  • Incidental finding of persistent left superior vena cava after 'bubble study' verification of central venous catheter. 
  • Influence of right atrial pressure pulse on instantaneous vena caval blood flow. 
  • Late conduit occlusion after modified Fontan procedure with classic Glenn shunt. 
  • Lateral caval flap repair of adult sinus venosus atrial septal defect: A natural novel approach. 
  • Lead design and initial applications of a new lead for long-term endovascular vagal stimulation. 
  • Mediastinal masses of vascular origin. A review. 
  • Novel intravascular defibrillator: defibrillation thresholds of intravascular cardioverter-defibrillator compared to conventional implantable cardioverter-defibrillator in a canine model. 
  • Pathology of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). Analysis of 26 cases. 
  • Percutaneous intravascular defibrillator: preliminary data and many questions. 
  • Persistent left superior vena cava and partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection: incidental diagnosis by transesophageal echocardiography during coronary artery bypass surgery. 
  • Persistent left superior vena cava in a patient with a history of tetralogy of Fallot. 
  • Persistent left superior vena cava: localization of site of ectopic atrial pacemaker and associated atrioventricular accessory pathway. 
  • Physiological rationale for a bidirectional cavopulmonary shunt. A versatile complement to the Fontan principle. 
  • Rapid safe central venous access in children and adults undergoing open cardiac operations. 
  • Recurrent thrombosis of the superior vena cava associated with activated protein C resistance: imaging findings. 
  • Relief of superior vena cava syndrome due to fibrosing mediastinitis using the Palmaz stent. 
  • Respiratory-gated noncontrast SPACE MR angiography sequence at 3T for evaluation of the central veins of the chest: a feasibility study. 
  • Spread of excitation from the atrium into thoracic veins in human beings and dogs. 
  • Suction against resistance: a new breathing technique to significantly improve the blood flow ratio of the superior and inferior vena cava. 
  • The Fontan right atrium--in context. 
  • The superior ophthalmic vein approach for the treatment of carotid-cavernous fistulas: a novel technique using Onyx. 
  • Transplanting a heart with a persistent left superior vena cava. 
  • Utility of magnetic resonance imaging in cardiac venous anatomic variants.