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157499

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1979-10-17
pubmed:abstractText
The configuration of the supradiaphragmatic segment of the inferior vena cava (SIVC) was evaluated on lateral chest radiographs to determine the clinical situations in which a posterior convex contour occurred. Of 34 patients with a convex SIVC, 31 had cardiovascular abnormalities. Left ventricular enlargement was present in 17 of 34 (50%), and right ventricular failure in 13 (38%). Valvular regurgitation, left-to-right shunts, narrow anteroposterior chest diameter, and chronic obstructive lung disease were also present. In 102 consecutive normal patients, the SIVC was visible in 97%; only 1 patient had a convex SIVC (p = 10(-7)). The results show that detection of a convex SIVC suggests associated abnormalities.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0033-8419
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
132
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
577-81
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1979
pubmed:articleTitle
Clinical implications of the convex supradiaphragmatic inferior vena cava.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article