ORPHA:99114
Agenesis of the superior vena cava
Also known as: Absence of the SVC · Absence of the superior caval vein · Absence of the superior vena cava · Agenesis of the SVC · Agenesis of the superior caval vein
Publications
163
64.9th percentile
Trials
0
Interventional, condition-specific
Researchers
846
Distinct authors in sample
Gene link
—
Readiness
1/6
Stages with a signal
Clinical definition (Orphanet)
A rare anomaly of the great veins characterized by unilateral or bilateral complete absence of the superior vena cava (SVC). Unilateral agenesis is mainly asymptomatic (most of the time diagnosed incidentally) and patients usually have otherwise normal heart structure. Bilateral agenesis, however, is frequently associated with other cardiac anomalies and/or conduction abnormalities (such as tetralogy of Fallot, atrial septal defect) and typically present symptoms of SVC syndrome.
Cross-references
Joined from Mondo / Orphanet. MeSH labels may enter searches; UMLS / OMIM / NCIT are stored for reference.
- MONDO:0020445
- UMLS:C0265929
Additional Mondo synonyms (5)
absence of the SVC · absence of the superior caval vein · absence of the superior vena cava · agenesis of the SVC · agenesis of the superior caval vein
Research stages
Trial readiness signals
Where this condition sits on an open-data research pipeline — not how close a treatment is, and not medical advice. Empty stages often mean “not in these databases under this Mondo ID,” not “impossible.”
1/6 stages with a signal
Research-stage checklist from open sources (GenCC, literature, Monarch when enriched, ClinicalTrials.gov). Not a prognosis or care recommendation.
- Gene identifiedNot found
No GenCC disease–gene assertion in this build
- LiteraturePresent
163 matched papers (91 in last 10 years) Source
- Phenotype characterisedNot checked
Not yet enriched from Monarch / HPO
- Animal modelNot checked
Not yet enriched from Monarch / Alliance
- Orphan designationNot checked
FDA/EMA orphan-drug designation not enriched yet
- Interventional trialNot found
No matched interventional trial under our ClinicalTrials.gov rules
Biology
Genes and phenotypes
Gene–disease validity from GenCC, plus phenotypes and animal models joined from Monarch Initiative via Mondo ID — not a clinical diagnosis aid.
Do we know what causes it?
Not yet — the cause hasn't been pinned down in GenCC.
No strong gene–disease assertion joined for this Orphanet entity.
Phenotypes (Monarch / HPO)
Not enriched in this build — Monarch phenotype joins were not run for this record.
Animal models (Monarch / Alliance)
Not enriched in this build.
Literature
Is anyone studying this?
163
163 papers have ever been published on this condition (under this name). For scale, breast cancer has over 700,000. Median papers in the last 10 years for a rare disease in this dataset (publications denominator n=5449) is 41.
163 papers since the earliest indexed year in this search — median last-10-year count for a rare disease in this dataset is 41 (publications denominator n=5449).
91 in the last 10 years · high confidence · 64.9th percentile (publications denominator)
Phrase hits: 163 · MeSH hits: 0
Who's working on it?
846
Distinct author names in 163 sampled papers — named people below.
Who's working on it?
No interventional trial matched this name; these authors publish on it in the sampled literature — a practical starting point for contact.
- 01Anderson RH2 papers · 1995Papers in Europe PMC
- 02Gopalakrishnan A2 papers · 2023
Department of Cardiology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala, India, PIN 695011.
Papers in Europe PMC - 03Iwatsuki S2 papers · 1987Papers in Europe PMC
- 04Kumar A2 papers · 2018
Department of Medical Gastroenterology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh 500082, India.
Papers in Europe PMC - 05Kumar R2 papers · 2016
Senior Consultant and Incharge, Department of Respiratory Intensive Care, Max Super Specialty Hospital , Saket, New Delhi, India .
Papers in Europe PMC - 06Lemos VMV2 papers · 2018Papers in Europe PMC
- 07Nagy E2 papers · 2006Papers in Europe PMC
- 08Rathore G2 papers · 2013Papers in Europe PMC
- 09Saito S2 papers · 2021
Department of Cardiology Shonan Kamakura General Hospital Kamakura Japan.
Papers in Europe PMC - 10Starzl TE2 papers · 1987Papers in Europe PMC
Clinical research
Is a treatment being tested?
0
interventional trials for this specific condition
No interventional trial testing a treatment matched this specific condition name on ClinicalTrials.gov (observational studies and pan-disease registries are listed separately when present).
Data as of 27 July 2026
No matched interventional trials. This is true for 73% of diseases in the trials denominator (5114 of 7003). Here are the researchers publishing on it.
high confidence · 36.5th percentile (trials denominator)
Recruiting interventional trials
From the matched ClinicalTrials.gov set
No interventional trial testing a treatment was found for this specific condition name on ClinicalTrials.gov.
See who's working on it — people publishing on this disease are often the practical next contact when no trial is listed.
Where to find support
We do not yet link condition-specific patient organisations. These umbrella groups support undiagnosed and ultra-rare families:
India — NPRD
Last verified 2026-07-26This ORPHAcode is not on our curated NPRD list (direct or Mondo-parent match). That does not decide clinical eligibility; families in India should ask a notified Centre of Excellence about current coverage.
Hand-curated for this project. ORPHAcode mappings are best-effort and may be incomplete or imprecise for umbrella categories. Parent (Mondo) matches mean the policy lists a broader category — confirm eligibility with a Centre of Excellence. Financial entitlements summarised from public policy statements and may change. This is not official government guidance.
How we counted this
Europe PMC query (preferred label + any corrected label + Orphanet and Mondo exact synonyms, stoplisted; unioned with resolved MeSH labels when available). UMLS / OMIM / NCIT cross-references are stored on the overview but are not added to the query string.
"Agenesis of the superior vena cava" OR "Agenesis of superior vena cava" OR "Absence of the SVC" OR "Absence of SVC" OR "Absence of the superior caval vein" OR "Absence of superior caval vein" OR "Absence of the superior vena cava" OR "Absence of superior vena cava" OR "Agenesis of the SVC" OR "Agenesis of SVC" OR "Agenesis of the superior caval vein" OR "Agenesis of superior caval vein"
ClinicalTrials.gov query (quoted phrases + MeSH via query.cond, plus recall-expansion terms when used):
"Agenesis of the superior vena cava" OR "Agenesis of superior vena cava" OR "Absence of the SVC" OR "Absence of SVC" OR "Absence of the superior caval vein" OR "Absence of superior caval vein" OR "Absence of the superior vena cava" OR "Absence of superior vena cava" OR "Agenesis of the SVC" OR "Agenesis of SVC" OR "Agenesis of the superior caval vein" OR "Agenesis of superior caval vein"
Study-type breakdown: 0 interventional · 0 observational · 0 expanded access. Only interventional studies enter the trial headline.
Query health: ok — strategies attempted: phrase; with hits: phrase
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Confidence reasoning
- Preferred label is multi-word and distinctive
- No synonyms dropped by stoplist
- No label/synonym collisions with other diseases in this corpus
Ingested 2026-07-27T06:06:00.543Z