Superior Vena Cava Syndrome After Cardiac Surgery: Early Treatment by Percutaneous Stenting

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 417-419

  García Delgado, Manuel ^a   Navarrete Sánchez, Inés ^a   Colmenero, Manuel ^a   Lara Torrano, Juan ^a   Moyano Calvente, Sergio ^a   Garcia Entrena, Antonio ^a   Rodríguez Elvira, Manuel ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LAS NIEVES   (Spain)

Author keywords

cardiac surgery; intraoperative complications; superior vena cava obstruction; vascular prosthesis

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAVOGRAPHY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN SYNDROME; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STENTS; SUPERIOR VENA CAVA SYNDROME;

EID: 34249691214     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2006.05.006     Document Type: Article

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