The subclavian vein is a large paired, deep vein that extends along each side of the neck. The primary function of veins is to transport deoxygenated blood from all parts of the body, returning it ...

Originally described in the late nineteenth century by Paget and von Schroetter, [1, 2] thrombosis of the axillary and subclavian veins was thought to be a rare occurrence. In fact, prior to 1970 ...

In 189 patients, 1,195 veins were studied by duplex scan. Patients' ages ranged from 18 to 94 years (mean age 58 years), and 49% were male. The indications for scanning included arm swelling (106 ...

The meta-analysis included 23 studies of 35,722 patients who had a CIED implanted, including 18,009 who had subclavian vein puncture, 409 who had axillary vein puncture and 17,304 who had cephalic ...

Discussion Paget–Schroetter syndrome, also known as effort thrombosis, refers to spontaneous thrombosis of the subclavian vein at the thoracic outlet due to extrinsic venous compression. 1 It is ...

Swelling and pain may occur, but there might be no other symptoms. More than 200,000 cases of deep vein thrombosis occur annually in the US.

Deep vein thrombosis of the upper extremity (DVT-UE) can occur in any of the veins of the upper extremity or thoracic inlet. These include the jugular, brachiocephalic, subclavian, and axillary ...

CEREBROVASCULAR disease ranked third, after heart disease and cancer, as a cause of death in the United States in 1959. Almost 37,000 of these deaths occurred in persons between thirty-eight and si ...

Not again! Management of recurrent deep vein thrombosis in thoracic outlet syndrome. Presented at the American Academy of Physician Assistants 2017 conference; May 15-19, 2017; Las Vegas.