Pacemaker-induced superior vena cava syndrome: A case report and review of management strategy

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1229-1232

  Bauset, Richard ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Pacemaker; Superior vena cava; Syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; UROKINASE;

AGED; ANTICOAGULATION; ARM EDEMA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BRACHIOCEPHALIC VEIN; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; DEVICE REMOVAL; FACE EDEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; STERNOTOMY; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN OBSTRUCTION; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN SYNDROME; TREATMENT PLANNING; VEIN OCCLUSION; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; ANTICOAGULANTS; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; STENTS; SUPERIOR VENA CAVA SYNDROME;

EID: 0036867305     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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