Multiple pacing lead-induced superior vena cava syndrome: Successful treatment by balloon angioplasty

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 221-223

  Park, Hyung Wook ^a   Kim, Weon ^a   Cho, Jeong Gwan ^a   Kang, Jung Chaee ^a  

^a Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Balloon angioplasty; Pacemaker; Vena cava stenosis or obstruction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CARDIOVASCULAR INFLAMMATION; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HEART PACING; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; MORBIDITY; PACEMAKER; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENOSIS; STENT; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN SYNDROME; THORACOTOMY; THROMBOGENESIS; THROMBOGENICITY; VEIN OCCLUSION; VEIN WALL;

ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SICK SINUS SYNDROME; SUPERIOR VENA CAVA SYNDROME;

EID: 14644444487     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2005.40511.x     Document Type: Article

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