Vena kava inferior
Also known as IVC, Vena Cava, Inferior
one of two veinous trunks which brings deoxygenated
Key facts
- Source
- Common iliac vein , lumbar veins , testicular vein , renal vein , suprarenal vein , hepatic vein
- Drains to
- Right atrium
- Artery
- Abdominal aorta
- Latin
- vena cava inferior
- Acronym
- IVC
- Mesh
- D014682
- Ta98
- A12.3.09.001
via Wikipedia infobox
Research
34,567 papers- Inferior vena cava-syndrome.VASA. Zeitschrift fur Gefasskrankheiten · 2021
- Inferior Vena Cava Filters: Current and Future Concepts.Interventional cardiology clinics · 2018
- Inferior vena cava filters reduce symptomatic but not fatal pulmonary emboli after major trauma: a meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis.