Superior vena cava syndrome due to permanent transvenous pacemaker electrodes: Successful treatment with combined thrombolysis and angioplasty - a case report

Angiology

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 963-969

  Tan, Chun Wang ^a   Vijitbenjaronk, Prasert ^a   Khuri, Bahij ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; UROKINASE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HEART PACING; HUMAN; PACEMAKER ELECTRODE; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SUPERIOR VENA CAVA SYNDROME; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR;

EID: 0033739721     PISSN: 00033197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000331970005101110     Document Type: Article

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