Acute superior vena cava syndrome after insertion of implantable cardioverter defibrillator
- Rossi, Andrea
- Baravelli, Massimo
- Cattaneo, Paolo
- Romano, Melania
- Mariscalco, Giovanni
- Imperiale, Daniela
- Rossi, Maria Cristina
- Picozzi, Anna
- Dario, Paola
- Anza, Claudio
- Montenero, Annibale Sandro
Publication date
January 2008
DOI Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLCAbstract
We describe a rare case of superior vena cava syndrome that occurred a few hours after insertion of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator through the right subclavian vein in a patient with previous dual chamber DDD pacemaker. The patient was successfully treated with anticoagulant therapy showing a fast clinical and instrumental improvement
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