Understanding Venous Disease Inferior vena cava syndrome, or IVCS, refers to a sequence of signs and symptoms related to obstruction or compression of the inferior vena cava (IVC), a large vein that carries blood from the lower and middle part of the body back to the heart. Iliofemoral venous obstruction is a partial or complete blockage of the iliac and femoral veins (In the pelvis and thigh). See more
Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm (TAA), Traumatic Aortic Transection and Aortic Dissection There are many different diseases or injuries of the thoracic aorta. The most common categories are thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) which is a ballooning of the aorta, traumatic aortic transection which is a tear in the aorta wall, and aortic dissection where a small tear occurs in the inner layer of the aortic wall. See more