A Japanese man who had veins protruding from his chest was diagnosed with a rare condition that causes swelling of the blood vessels. The 68-year-old had seen doctors complaining of swelling ...

Various lung diseases affect the interstitium: The right side of your heart gets low-oxygen blood from your veins. It pumps ... lines the inside of your chest wall. A tiny layer of fluid lets ...

The lead author, Royal Melbourne Hospital cardiothoracic surgeon Dr Alistair Royse, said surgeons could use arteries from the chest wall or forearm or leg veins, or a combination of both ...

There are several superficial vein ... and clotting in the veins close to the surface of the body. SVT typically occurs in the limbs but may present in the chest area. Catheterization or IV ...

The venous anatomy of the lower leg is made up of two axial systems, a superficial ... event in varicose veins or rather incompetence results from persistent vein wall dilation.

Some key prevention strategies include: Phlebitis is inflammation of a vein, caused by a blood clot or damage to the vein wall. Superficial phlebitis affects veins close to the surface of your skin.

Background A 29-year-old woman presented with chest pressure ... and the skin was cyanotic with prominent superficial veins (Figure 1A). There was no venous pulsation in the neck, indicating ...

And it’s poised to take another step forward. Varicose veins stem from problems with the “superficial” veins in the legs — that is, those near the surface, located about half an inch below ...