Occlusion of the proximal subclavian vein complicating pacemaker lead implantation

Europace

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 42-43

  Riezebos, R K ^a   Schroeder Tanka, J ^a   de Voogt, W G ^a  

^a ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Pacemaker complication; Subclavian vein occlusion; Venography

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; AWARENESS; CASE REPORT; CINEANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; DEVICE REMOVAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; PACEMAKER FAILURE; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VEIN BLOOD FLOW; VEIN DIAMETER; VEIN OCCLUSION; ELECTRODE; EQUIPMENT; RADIOGRAPHY; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

AGED; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 33745270736     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/euj002     Document Type: Article

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