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Superior Vena Cava Syndrome Caused by Pacemaker Leads

Publication Type : Journal Article

Thematic Areas : Medical Sciences

Publisher : The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, ScienceDirect

Source : The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, ScienceDirect, Volume 101, Issue 6 (2016)

Url : https://www.annalsthoracicsurgery.org/article/S0003-4975(15)01502-7/fulltext

Campus : Kochi

School : School of Medicine

Department : Anaesthesiology, C. V. T. S, f Cardiac Anaesthesiology

Verified : Yes

Year : 2016

Abstract : Superior vena cava syndrome is one of the rare adverse events associated with pacemaker leads. We describe a 47-year-old woman with a pacemaker implanted 10 years earlier who presented to us with superior vena cava syndrome managed surgically. We report the presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of this patient and the causes and management options of superior vena cava obstruction associated with pacemaker leads.

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Praveen Varma, Madkaiker, A. N., Krishna, N., Rajesh Jose, Balasubramoniam, K. R., Murukan, P., and Baquero, L., “Superior Vena Cava Syndrome Caused by Pacemaker Leads”, The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, vol. 101, no. 6, 2016.

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