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In human anatomy, the subclavian artery is a major artery of the upper thorax that mainly supplies blood to the head and arms. It is located below the clavicle, hence the name. There is a left subcl...
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Brief and Straightforward Guide: What is the Subclavian Vein? ... The subclavian vein is a major vein which drains blood from the upper extremities and returns it to the heart. There are two subclavian veins, the right and left subclavian veins, and as the name of this vein would imply, they run under the clavicle,
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Overview: Sir James Paget first described thrombosis of the subclavian veins in 1875.1 He coined the name gouty phlebitis to describe the spontaneous thrombosis of the veins draining the upper extremity. He observed that the syndrome was ... ... The secondary etiology is subclavian vein catheterization,
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Evidence suggests that the risk of major complications is lower when the subclavian vein catheterization approach is used. ... Fortune JB, Feustel P. Effect of patient position on size and location of the subclavian vein for percutaneous puncture. Arch Surg 2003;138:996-1000. [Free Full Text]
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The subclavian vein is the continuation of the axillary vein and runs from the outer border of the first rib to the medial border of scalenus anterior where it joins with the internal jugular vein to form the innominate vein (Figure 1). The vein is separated posteriorly from the subclavian artery by the insertion...
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Hutchinson encyclopedia article about subclavian vein. subclavian vein. Information about subclavian vein in the Hutchinson encyclopedia. ... (redirected from subclavian vein)
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The secondary etiology is subclavian vein catheterization, especially in patients with cancer. Other causes include transvenous pacemakers, factor V Leiden mutation, protein C deficiency, protein S deficiency, antithrombin III deficiency, and prothrombin 20210A mutation.
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Pronunciation: ( sub-kla¢ve-an van) The direct continuation of the axillary vein at the lateral border of the first rib; it passes medially to join the internal jugular vein and form the brachiocephalic vein on each side.
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We report a case of pulmonary thromboembolism, in which obstruction of the right subclavian vein, also called Paget-von Schroetter syndrome, was detected. ... Upper and lower limb venography disclosed interruption of the right subclavian vein, leading to a diagnosis of pulmonary thromboembolism secondary to upper limb...
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