Are there any nerves that run around the inferior vena cava?

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I had an inferior vena cava filter placed in 2004, about 6 weeks after placement there was a retrieval attempt.
since that retreivel attempt i have had on and off intense sharp pain in my lower back and inside the hip on my right side. (kid of hard to pin point the location of the pain). Is it possible one of the feet of the vena cava filter is poking through the vena cava (or at least bulgin it out) and irritating a nerve leading to the hip / lower back?
The inferior vena cava does run along the spinal column. Any injury to that area could cause pain in the lower back and hip.  (+ info)

what does an vena cava filter look like?

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I just had a vena cava filter surgically put in and was wondering exactly does it look like and what to expect? I have read conflicting reports that it is to be removed a short while after being put in and others that state this is something that stays inside forever? I am 31 and they just discovered many pulmonary embolisms after an open lung biopsy, but did not almost catch this because they thought the post op pain I was feeling was just that, and that agonizing wracking pains was actually throwing almost a dozen pulimonary embolisms less than 24 hours after my surgery. The doctors said they did not think to check out PE's because I was 30, and if had not been for the persistance of family and friends that their was something way more serious than post op pain and anxiety, I would have been dead within 24 hours. A very disturbing horrifying experience for myself and my family. Any insight on this would be helpful. Thank you.
There are differnt constructions and shapes . Majority o modern ones look like an umbrella witouht the cloth.

A vena cava filter is a small cone-shaped device. It is most often implanted in the inferior vena cava - the large vein that carries blood from the lower part of the body to the heart. The filter prevents pulmonary embolism by capturing blood clots before they can be carried to the lungs. The blood clots are trapped in the filter while blood naturally flows both through and around the entrapped clot. Over time, a natural body process called lysing may dissolve the trapped blood clot.  (+ info)

How does the abdominal artery (vena cava, correct?) react to injury?

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Basically, if the abdominal artery is nicked, not severed, mind you, but torn, how will the body react? I want the depiction of injury to be as authentic as possible.
Also, if it is severed, will it retract as the femoral artery does? I'm not quite sure.
Thank you very much for the detailed answer.
Apologies. I wasn't sure what the abdominal artery was actually referred to medically.
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can an implanted greenfilter in the vena cava artery cause hyperthrophy of the heart?

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I'm not sure if your referring to the Greenfield filter. They are usually used to prevent a blood clot from potentially traveling to the lungs. Called pulmonary embolism they are giving to patient in extreme case like if the clot can't be dissolved by medication or if they have a thrombus clot in a deeply situated vein etc. The Filters are usually effective and short-term complications are unusual. Many patients die from PE even with a vena cava implantation. Use of a VCF (vena cava filter) is primarily indicated if there are contraindications for anticoagulation therapy.Hyperthrophy is caused by being overworked, causing it to enlarge and become weak. Main causes are Aortic stenosis,Hypertension, Aortic valve regurgitation, and Dilated cardiomyopathy. There is no evidence that of VCF causing this to happen.  (+ info)

Does anyone have two superior vena cavae?

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I went to my cardiologist for a check-up today and he did an echocardiogram... He says I have TWO superior vena cavae, a regular right one and a second left one that drains into my coronary sinus (both leading to the right atrium). How rare is this and does anyone else have it??
Sorry you have this issue, personally I do not have this condition, however, I do have some information for you which I hope you will find useful....

When I read your description, I immediately thought it must be what is called a congenital defect...so, I looked it up...

The fact that you have been seeing a cardiologists suggests that there have been other problems...sorry.....anyhow, I wondered if you perhaps had "Asplenia syndrome" or "Polysplenia Syndrome" which can manifest a Right and left superior Vena Cavae.....This condition occurs in about 1% of congenital heart defects....

Otherwise, I am sorry that I can not be of much more help for you, and I do wish you the very best for your health!!!!

BTW...You can easily do a Google search on those two syndromes I mentioned if you want/need more info...  (+ info)

can an implanted greenfield filter in the vena cava artery cause hyperthrophy of the heart?

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Patricia - Ventricular hypertrophy (meaning thickening of the heart muscle) most commonly occurs in response to increased pressure load on the heart. Most often, this occurs as a result of high blood pressure, can can also occur as a result of a stiff aortic valve (on the left side) or stiff pulmonic valve (on the right side). Sometimes, hypertrophy can also occur as a result of an abnormality such as in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

A Greenfield filter in the inferior vena cava should NOT, in itself, lead to ventricular hypertrophy. However, you are probably aware that Greenfield filters (or, more generically, IVC filters) are used in the setting of pulmonary emboli, or blood clots that have gone to the lungs. When a significant amount of blood clot has gone to the lungs, this can cause high blood pressures within the blood vessels of the lungs (the pulmonary arteries). This condition is called PULMONARY HYPERTENSION and can lead to hypertrophy of the right ventricle because that ventricle is being subjected to higher than normal blood pressure.

Does that help answer your question?  (+ info)

List the pathway of blood in superior vena cavity and it's flow into & out of the heart into the aortic arch.?

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Everything including valves the drop of blood passes through!
It was the last question on a test that I took today that was worth many points, and I didn't have a clue where to begin to answer it. Its been bothering me cause I knew the rest of the test. I tried looking on many different websites, but couldn't find a clear answer.
Deoxygenated blood flows into the right atrium of the heart from the superior (and inferior, but that's not important right now) vena cava, where it is pumped into the right ventricle through the tricuspid valve.

The blood in the right ventricle is then pumped from the right ventricle into the pulmonary artery (which leads to the lungs) through the pulmonary valve. The blood receives oxygen at the lungs and is then itself received at the left atrium through the pulmonary vein.

The left atrium pumps the oxygenated blood into the left ventricle through the bicuspid (sometimes called mitral) valve, which then pumps the blood to the aorta through the aortic valve. The aorta leads to all other arteries in the body, I think except for the pulmonary artery.

To sum it up:

Superior vena cava -> Right atrium -> Tricuspid valve -> Right ventricle -> Pulmonary valve -> Pulmonary artery -> Lungs -> Pulmonary vein -> Left atrium -> Bicuspid valve -> Left ventricle -> Aortic valve -> Aorta  (+ info)

what is the order of the 16 structures in the heart starting with the vena cava?

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Slide show on the internal structure of the heart:

http://www.yteach.co.uk/index.php/resources/acetylcholine_adrenaline_blood_pressure_coronary_vessels_stroke_volume_cardiac_output_noradrenaline_pericardium_heart_blood_endocrine_systems_cardiac_cycle_pulmonary_circulation_systemic_circulation_capillaries_veuin_t_page_10.html  (+ info)

can you die from not having a inferior vena cava?

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Ok well im 25 years old and I just found out that im a freak of nature.. i don't have a INFERIOR VENA CAVA VAIN.. i don't know that that is and im kinda scared that i could die from it?? Oh and will this stop me from having children?.I also found out that i have pelvic congestion syndrome and i really don't know what that means.. other then the fact that it causes me pain on my right side a lot.. so if some one could help me out i would like that a lot :D.. ps when the doctor told me all this i was in shock and i didn't ask much questions at the time.. please help thanks :D
The inferior vena cava is the main major vein that carries blood back from the entire lower half of your body into your heart. The superior vena cava drains the upper half of your body. Just like plumbing when drainage is inadequate fluid or blood backs up and you develope variable degrees of congestion or swelling. If this congestion is minor it suggests your body has compensated by forming alternate pathways for blood to return to your heart. You doctor will have to roadmap the exact abnormal anatomy before determining if anything needs to be done about it. Sometimes these types of congenital abnormalities may be accompanied by abnormalities in other organs such as the heart. The fact that you are 25 and just now finding out about it suggests the defect may not be as severe as you think. Certainly you are not a freak. This is simply an accident of nature. Almost certainly you will not die from it. The question of children will depend on the details of the pelvic anatomy and degree of pelvic congestion. If this turns out to be a problem perhaps it can be corrected  (+ info)

Where does blood go directly after it leaves the inferior (posterior) vena cava?

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a. into the capillaries of the upper body
b. into the pulmonary artery
c. into the most powerful side of the heart
d. into the lungs
e. into the right atrium
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