{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Best Spine Hospitals","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.bestspinehospitals.com\/blog","author_name":"drspine","author_url":"https:\/\/www.bestspinehospitals.com\/blog\/author\/drspine\/","title":"Inferior Vena Cava: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview - Best Spine Hospitals","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"j8c5iiBoRB\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestspinehospitals.com\/blog\/inferior-vena-cava-definition-uses-and-clinical-overview\/\">Inferior Vena Cava: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestspinehospitals.com\/blog\/inferior-vena-cava-definition-uses-and-clinical-overview\/embed\/#?secret=j8c5iiBoRB\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Inferior Vena Cava: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview&#8221; &#8212; Best Spine Hospitals\" data-secret=\"j8c5iiBoRB\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.bestspinehospitals.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Inferior Vena Cava is the body\u2019s largest vein that carries blood from the lower half of the body back to the heart. It runs through the abdomen and enters the right side of the heart (the right atrium). Clinicians often refer to it in imaging, ultrasound exams, and procedures involving venous access. It is also central to discussions about blood clots and venous return (blood flowing back to the heart)."}