Surgical management of superior vena cava syndrome following pacemaker lead infection: a case report and review of the literature

Superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome is a known but rare complication of pacemaker lead implantation, accounting for approximately less than 0.5% of cases. Its pathophysiology is due to either infection or endothelial mechanical stress, causing inflammation and fibrosis leading to thrombosis, and there...

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Autores principales: Kokotsakis, John, Chaudhry, Umar AR, Tassopoulos, Dimitris, Harling, Leanne, Ashrafian, Hutan, Vernandos, Michail, Kanakis, Meletis, Athanasiou, Thanos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4075978/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24947452
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-9-107

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4075978/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24947452
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-9-107

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