Left suprarenal vein

Looks like

A single vein leaving each adrenal gland; the right is very short into the vena cava, the left runs into the left kidney vein.

What it does

Carries the adrenal's hormones, such as cortisol, aldosterone and adrenaline, into the circulation.

Keeping it well

Blood sampled from both veins (adrenal vein sampling) shows which gland makes too much aldosterone in high blood pressure.

Related conditions

• Adrenal insufficiency (Addison's)
• Burnout
• Chronic venous insufficiency
• Clotting disorders (thrombophilia & APS)
• Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
• Cushing's syndrome
• Deep vein thrombosis
• Neuroblastoma
• Varicose veins