Superior vena cava syndrome: A condition caused by compression or obstruction to the normal circulation of the superior vena cava which carries deoxygenated blood from the body tissues back to the heart. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Superior vena cava syndrome is available below.
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Superior vena cava syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Superior vena cava syndrome, or a subtype of Superior vena cava syndrome,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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