"Vena Cava, Inferior" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The venous trunk which receives blood from the lower extremities and from the pelvic and abdominal organs.
| Descriptor ID |
D014682
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A07.231.908.949.648
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| Concept/Terms |
Vena Cava, Inferior- Vena Cava, Inferior
- Inferior Vena Cavas
- Vena Cavas, Inferior
- Inferior Vena Cava
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Vena Cava, Inferior" by people in Profiles.
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Ultrasound evaluation of the respiratory changes of the inferior vena cava and axillary vein diameter at rest and during positive pressure ventilation in spontaneously breathing healthy volunteers. Emerg Med J. 2018 May; 35(5):297-302.
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Volume overload and its risk factors in South African chronic kidney disease patients: an appraisal of bioimpedance spectroscopy and inferior vena cava measurements. Clin Nephrol. 2016 Jul; 86(7):27-34.
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Aortocaval fistula--rare complication of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms. S Afr J Surg. 2009 Aug; 47(3):86-8.