Reconstructive Vein Surgery
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Reconstructive procedures of the large veins are infrequently undertaken, yet there may be situations when a vascular surgeon is forced to reestablish or alter a patient’s…
Mesenteric and Splanchnic Venous Disease
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Among the numerous causes of abdominal pain, vascular causes comprise an extremely important group that requires prompt recognition and detection. Although some of these abdominal events…
Venous Trauma
DEFINITION Print Section Listen The body is made up of several transport systems, including the arterial, venous, and lymphatic systems as well as the neurologic system. Injury to any of…
Endocrine Venous System (Ductless Glands)
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The venous system is irregular in its development and in its anatomy. Much less attention is devoted to the venous system of the various body structures,…
Portal Venous Diseases
PORTAL VEIN: NORMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND ANATOMY Print Section Listen The portal vein carries approximately 1.5 L/min of blood from the splanchnic circulation to the liver. Unlike most veins in the…
Cardiac Venous System
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Historically, the cardiac venous system has received less attention than its companion, the arterial system. The recent increase in the performance of sophisticated electrophysiologic and interventional…
Pulmonary Venous and Lymphatic Diseases
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Diseases of the pulmonary venous system have generally been poorly characterized and less frequently investigated compared with diseases of the bronchial tree and pulmonary arterial system….
Venous Diseases of the Eye
RETINAL VENOUS OCCLUSIVE DISEASE Print Section Listen Retinal vein occlusion is the second most common retinal vascular disease after diabetic retinopathy.1 Obstruction of any of the venous vessels within the…
Superior Vena Cava
ANATOMY Print Section Listen The superior vena cava (SVC) is formed by the confluence of the right and left innominate veins and enters the right atrium at its upper pole….
Electrophysiology of Pulmonary Veins
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen One of the most important discoveries in clinical electrophysiology has been the recognition of the importance of the pulmonary veins (PVs) in the initiation and maintenance…
