Treatment of pacemaker-induced superior vena cava syndrome by balloon angioplasty and stenting. 2011

B Klop, and M G Scheffer, and E McFadden, and F Bracke, and B van Gelder
Department of Cardiology, Maasstad Hospital, Olympiaweg 350, 3078 HT, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, boudewijn.klop@gmail.com.

Superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome is a rare but serious complication after pacemaker implantation. This report describes three cases of SVC syndrome treated with venoplasty and venous stenting, with an average follow-up of 30.7 (±3.1) months. These cases illustrate that the definitive diagnosis, and the extent and location of venous obstruction, can only be determined by venography.

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