The subclavian vein is a large paired, deep vein that extends along each side of the neck. Deep veins are those located deep in the body to protect the larger veins from injury. The primary function ...

Most physicians are generally familiar with the normal SVC and its tributaries. Blood from the head and neck travels via the external and internal jugular veins, which join the subclavian veins to ...

Vascular. 2008;16(5):291-294. In the vast majority of situations, there are multiple diagnostic modalities, such as venography, three- and four-dimensional ultrasonography, CT, and MRI. Using this, ...

When your veins have trouble sending blood from your limbs back to the heart, it’s known as venous insufficiency. In this condition, blood doesn’t flow back properly to the heart, causing blood to ...

Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency or CCSVI is the name Italian Dr. Paolo Zamboni gave to a condition he described in 2008. Zamboni said CCSVI occurs when narrowed or blocked veins in the neck ...