Images in cardiovascular medicine. Hughes-Stovin syndrome.

Abstract

A 50-year-old woman suffering from shortness of breath and unproductive coughing for 6 months was admitted to the hospital because of recurrent hemoptysis. The patient had a history of deep venous thrombosis of both legs and the pelvic veins. A thrombophilic state was assumed because of a factor V Leiden mutation. Angiography showed occlusion of both iliac vein systems and of the vena cava inferior (Figure 1). Venous access to the central circulation was possible through …