Pacemaker induced superior vena cava syndrome: A case report

Cases Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  Senthilvel, Egambaram ^a   Papadakis, Aphrodite ^a   Jain, Vikas ^a   Bruner, Julia ^a  

^a METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LISINOPRIL; METOPROLOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEVICE INFECTION; DEVICE REMOVAL; FACE EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MUSCLE SPASM; PACEMAKER; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PERIPHERAL VEIN; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN SYNDROME; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 77953469868     PISSN: 17571626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4076/1757-1626-2-6463     Document Type: Article

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