Jugular vein distention ... lungs to collect oxygen. The left ventricle pumps blood out to the rest of the body. Right ventricular heart failure causes the veins to bulge as blood accumulates.

Sixteen years before, he had his left thyroid lobe resected for goiter ... Duplex ultrasonography revealed aneurysmatic formation of the internal jugular vein (Figure 2), measuring 2.82 cm ...

uhn.ca Background Mild internal jugular vein (IJV) compression, aimed at increasing intracranial fluid volume to prevent motion of the brain relative to the skull, has reduced brain injury markers in ...