Deep vein thrombosis impairs venous return to which heart chamber?

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Deep vein thrombosis impairs venous return to which heart chamber?

Venous return from the body enters the heart at the right atrium via the superior and inferior vena cavae. A deep vein thrombosis in the systemic veins obstructs this flow, so the chamber that receives the returning venous blood is the right atrium. From there blood moves to the right ventricle and then to the lungs, before returning to the left heart. The left atrium and left ventricle don’t receive systemic venous return directly, which is why they aren’t the chamber affected in this scenario.

Venous return from the body enters the heart at the right atrium via the superior and inferior vena cavae. A deep vein thrombosis in the systemic veins obstructs this flow, so the chamber that receives the returning venous blood is the right atrium. From there blood moves to the right ventricle and then to the lungs, before returning to the left heart. The left atrium and left ventricle don’t receive systemic venous return directly, which is why they aren’t the chamber affected in this scenario.

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