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 ...

The success rate was 97.7% for the ultrasound-guided axillary route and 54.5% using the cephalic vein (P < .001).There were far fewer venous access-site changes needed with the axillary than the ...

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 ...

A 43-year-old woman was referred to the endocrine clinic for a thyroid nodule found on a CT scan of the chest during the evaluation of breast cancer.

Evidence suggests that elective, real-time, ultrasound-guided cannulation of the subclavian vein may be more effective than the landmark-guided technique when performed by an experienced operator ...

T he San Antonio Spurs star player Victor Wembanyama has been diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis and a blood clot in his ...

San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama is out for the remainder of the NBA season with a deep vein thrombosis in his right arm. Sports newsletter 🏈's best, via 📧 Studio IX 🏀⚽️🥇 ...

Axillary vein puncture for cardiac device lead implant, under ultrasound guidance, was more expeditious with a better success rate than dissection of the cephalic vein in a small, randomized study.