Abstract
A structural abnormality was suspected when passage of a Swan-Ganz catheter was obstructed at the distal superior vena cava (SVC). At autopsy, lipomatous hypertrophy of the right atrium markedly narrowed the lumen at the SVC-right atrial junction.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Catheterization, Swan-Ganz
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Female
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Heart Atria / pathology
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Heart Neoplasms / complications
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Heart Neoplasms / pathology*
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Humans
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Hypertrophy
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Lipoma / complications
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Lipoma / pathology*
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Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / diagnosis
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Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / etiology*