Running from the top of the foot (dorsum) and up the inner sides of the leg, the great saphenous vein is the body’s longest vein. The vein’s primary task is to drain deoxygenated blood from the foot, ...

To address this gap, we studied layer-specific transcriptomics related to IH in veins of two-stage AVF creation. Methods: Vein samples were collected during the initial creation of brachial ...

Anatomic abnormalities were corrected by surgical or percutaneous techniques and were found at three distinct levels: the arterial anastomosis, the transposed basilic vein segment, and the central ...

Introduction of the catheter via the median basilic vein in the antecubital fossa and into the heart was performed with fluoroscopic control in the usual fashion (Fig. 1). The ground electrode was ...

The inferior vena cava (also known as IVC or the posterior vena cava) is a large vein that carries oxygen-depleted blood from the torso and lower body to the right side of the heart. From there the ...