Isolated Marked Inferior Vena Cava Dilatation: Unusual Presentation or Underrecognized Common Phenomenon?
Inferior vena cava (IVC) diameter and respirophasic variation are commonly used echocardiographic indices to estimate right atrial pressure. While dilatation of the IVC and reduced collapsibility have traditionally been associated with elevated right heart filling pressures, the significance of isol...
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| description | Inferior vena cava (IVC) diameter and respirophasic variation are commonly used echocardiographic indices to estimate right atrial pressure. While dilatation of the IVC and reduced collapsibility have traditionally been associated with elevated right heart filling pressures, the significance of isolated IVC dilatation in the absence of raised filling pressures remains poorly understood. We present a case of an asymptomatic 28-year-old male incidentally found to have IVC dilatation, reduced inspiratory collapse, and normal right heart pressures. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d0901d3ad3df4dc7a99b2854eb4384ed2025-08-20T02:20:05ZengWileyCase Reports in Cardiology2090-64042090-64122018-01-01201810.1155/2018/83965238396523Isolated Marked Inferior Vena Cava Dilatation: Unusual Presentation or Underrecognized Common Phenomenon?Sneha R. Gadi0Benjamin K. Ruth1Alan Johnson2Sula Mazimba3Younghoon Kwon4Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USADivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, USADivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, USADivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, USADivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, USAInferior vena cava (IVC) diameter and respirophasic variation are commonly used echocardiographic indices to estimate right atrial pressure. While dilatation of the IVC and reduced collapsibility have traditionally been associated with elevated right heart filling pressures, the significance of isolated IVC dilatation in the absence of raised filling pressures remains poorly understood. We present a case of an asymptomatic 28-year-old male incidentally found to have IVC dilatation, reduced inspiratory collapse, and normal right heart pressures.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8396523 |
| spellingShingle | Sneha R. Gadi Benjamin K. Ruth Alan Johnson Sula Mazimba Younghoon Kwon Isolated Marked Inferior Vena Cava Dilatation: Unusual Presentation or Underrecognized Common Phenomenon? Case Reports in Cardiology |
| title | Isolated Marked Inferior Vena Cava Dilatation: Unusual Presentation or Underrecognized Common Phenomenon? |
| title_full | Isolated Marked Inferior Vena Cava Dilatation: Unusual Presentation or Underrecognized Common Phenomenon? |
| title_fullStr | Isolated Marked Inferior Vena Cava Dilatation: Unusual Presentation or Underrecognized Common Phenomenon? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Isolated Marked Inferior Vena Cava Dilatation: Unusual Presentation or Underrecognized Common Phenomenon? |
| title_short | Isolated Marked Inferior Vena Cava Dilatation: Unusual Presentation or Underrecognized Common Phenomenon? |
| title_sort | isolated marked inferior vena cava dilatation unusual presentation or underrecognized common phenomenon |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8396523 |
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