Superior Vena Cava Syndrome. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome comprises a constellation of clinical signs and symptoms caused by obstruction of blood flow through the SVC. The management of patients with life-threatening SVC syndrome is evolving from radiation therapy to endovascular therapy as the first-line treatment. There is a paucity of data and societal guidelines with regard to the management of SVC syndrome. This paper aims to update the practicing interventionalists with the contemporary and the evolving therapeutic approach to SVC syndrome. In addition, the review will focus on endovascular techniques, including catheter-directed thrombolysis, angioplasty, and stenting, and their associated complications.

publication date

  • December 2020

Research

keywords

  • Superior Vena Cava Syndrome

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85097796912

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.jcin.2020.08.038

PubMed ID

  • 33357528

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 13

issue

  • 24