Intracardiac causes of superior vena cava obstruction

✍ Scribed by A. J. J. T. Rein; I. Yatsiv; A. Simcha

• Book ID: 104777355
• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1988
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 673 KB
• Volume: 148
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0340-6997
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00445911

✦ Synopsis

Most causes of superior vena cava (SVC) obstruction are extracardiac. In rare instances, an intracardiac process may obstruct the venous return from the SVC. This is illustrated by a report of a patient with a congenital coronary artery fistula to the right atrium obstructing the SVC return. We propose a classification and clinical approach to the differential diagnosis of SVC obstruction.