Aortosternal venous compression

Last revised by Francis Deng on 26 Oct 2020

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Citation:

Weerakkody Y, Deng F, Aortosternal venous compression. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 16 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-46240

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-46240

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/46240

rID:

46240

Article created:

28 Jun 2016, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

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Last revised:

26 Oct 2020, Francis Deng ◉

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Systems:

Vascular

Synonyms:

Aortosternal compression of innominate vein
Aortosternal compression of brachiocephalic vein
Innominate vein compression syndrome

Aortosternal venous compression refers to compression of the brachiocephalic vein as a result of its position between the sternum and the aorta (or regional arteries). It can occur with normal as well as variant anatomy (aberrant right subclavian artery¹).

Clinical presentation

It is asymptomatic in most cases although several symptomatic cases have been reported. Symptomatic patients may be have left upper arm and neck swelling.