TY - JOUR
T1 - Acute superior vena cava syndrome after insertion of implantable cardioverter defibrillator
AU - Rossi, Andrea
AU - Baravelli, Massimo
AU - Cattaneo, Paolo
AU - Romano, Melania
AU - Mariscalco, Giovanni
AU - Imperiale, Daniela
AU - Rossi, Maria Cristina
AU - Picozzi, Anna
AU - Dario, Paola
AU - Anza, Claudio
AU - Montenero, Annibale Sandro
PY - 2008/12
Y1 - 2008/12
N2 - We describe a rare case of superior vena cava syndrome that occurred a few hours after insertion of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator through the right subclavian vein in a patient with previous dual chamber DDD pacemaker. The patient was successfully treated with anticoagulant therapy showing a fast clinical and instrumental improvement.
AB - We describe a rare case of superior vena cava syndrome that occurred a few hours after insertion of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator through the right subclavian vein in a patient with previous dual chamber DDD pacemaker. The patient was successfully treated with anticoagulant therapy showing a fast clinical and instrumental improvement.
KW - Implantable cardioverter defibrillator
KW - Implantable pacemaker
KW - Superior vena cava syndrome
KW - Venous thrombosis
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U2 - 10.1007/s10840-008-9295-1
DO - 10.1007/s10840-008-9295-1
M3 - Article
C2 - 18810625
AN - SCOPUS:56549085168
SN - 1383-875X
VL - 23
SP - 247
EP - 249
JO - Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology
JF - Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology
IS - 3
ER -