Superior vena cava

Preferred Label : Superior vena cava;

FMA definition : Trunk of systemic vein which is formed by the union of the right and left brachiocephalic veins and terminates in the right atrium.;

Synonyme FMA : Anterior vena cava;

Details

Origin ID

4720;

UMLS CUI

C0042459;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Entire superior vena cava (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Superior vena cava [LOINC System]
- Vena cava superior [ICHI extension code]
- Vena cava superior [ICHI target]
- superior vena cava [ICHI extension code]
Constitutional part
- Lumen of superior vena cava [FMA entity]
- Wall of superior vena cava [FMA entity]
Continuous proximal to
- Trunk of left brachiocephalic vein [FMA entity]
- Trunk of right brachiocephalic vein [FMA entity]
Continuous with
- Biatrial part of heart [FMA entity]
- Inflow part of right atrium [FMA entity]
- Right atrium [FMA entity]
Continuous with
- Biatrial part of heart [FMA entity]
- Inflow part of right atrium [FMA entity]
- Right atrium [FMA entity]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Superior Vena Cava [NCIt concept]
- Superior vena cava [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Superior vena cava [LOINC part]
- Superior vena cava [LOINC System]
- Superior vena cava structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- anterior vena cava [UBERON concept]
- superior vena cava [Radlex concept]
- superior vena cava [SNOMED Notion]
- vena cava, superior [MeSH Descriptor]
- vena cava, superior [MeSH concept]
Member of
- Set of vena cava trunks [FMA entity]
Receives attachment from
- Visceral serous pericardium of superior vena cava [FMA entity]
Regional part of
- Superior systemic venous tree [FMA entity]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Superior Vena Cava [NCIt concept]
- Superior vena cava [LOINC part]
- Superior vena cava [LOINC System]
- Superior vena cava structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- anterior vena cava [UBERON concept]
- superior vena cava [Radlex concept]
- superior vena cava [SNOMED Notion]
- vena cava, superior [MeSH concept]
- vena cava, superior [MeSH Descriptor]

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