Open AccessSuperior vena cava syndrome as a complication of ddd pacemaker implantation
Author(s) -
MURAKAMI Y.,
MATSUNO Y.,
IZUMI S.,
MURAKAMI R.,
TANAKA K.,
MORIOKA S.,
MORIYAMA K.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
clinical cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.263
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1932-8737
pISSN - 0160-9289
DOI - 10.1002/clc.4960130412
Subject(s) - medicine , digital subtraction angiography , superior vena cava , superior vena cava syndrome , complication , angiography , occlusion , surgery , radiology , vein , collateral circulation
A 75‐year‐old man was admitted to our hospital because of swelling of the face and neck 6 months after implantation of a two‐chamber pacemaker. Digital subtraction angiography showed total occlusion of the superior vena cava vein and well‐developed collateral channels. After thrombolytic therapy, facial swelling disappeared. Digital subtraction angiography performed after thrombolytic therapy revealed a recanalization of the superior vena cava.