THE first recorded operation on the innominate artery was performed by Valentine Mott of New York on May 11, 1818. Ligation of this vessel in an attempt to cure a traumatic subclavian aneurysm was ...

The brachiocephalic vein, also known as an innominate vein, is a vein that returns oxygen-depleted blood from the upper limbs, neck, and head to the heart. There is a brachiocephalic vein on the left ...

The increased use of cardiovascular implantable electronic devices over recent years is associated with a higher rate of distinctive complications and, as a result, an increasing number of lead ...

We have successfully applied the radioimmunoassay for parathyroid hormone (PTH) to the localization of parathyroid adenomas by measurements of hormone concentration in multiple blood samples obtained ...

Most physicians are generally familiar with the normal SVC and its tributaries. Blood from the head and neck travels via the external and internal jugular veins, which join the subclavian veins to ...