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Is superior venacava not cause of raised jvp?
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Normal anatomy: The superior vena cava refers to the great vein that brings blood from the upper body back to the right atrium of the heart. It's where the subclavian veins and the jugular veins come together, plus a lot of other smaller veins. If there's backflow pressure from the heart, it'll feed back up the vena cava to the juguar veins, showing increased jugular venous pressure.
Answered 12/13/2014
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