Atrial flutter caused by migration of a superior vena cava stent into the right atrium

N Zannad; B Michy; A Brisse; M Halalchi; G Simon; R Aubert; E Parizel; G Gan; M Yassine

doi:10.1016/j.ancard.2022.07.003

Atrial flutter caused by migration of a superior vena cava stent into the right atrium

Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris). 2022 Nov;71(5):331-334. doi: 10.1016/j.ancard.2022.07.003. Epub 2022 Sep 6.

Authors

N Zannad¹, B Michy², A Brisse³, M Halalchi³, G Simon³, R Aubert³, E Parizel⁴, G Gan⁵, M Yassine⁶

Affiliations

¹ CHR Metz-Thionville, service de cardiologie, Hôpital Bel Air, 1 allée Frescaty 57100 Thionville, France. Electronic address: n.zannad@chr-metz-thionville.fr.
² CHR Metz-Thionville, service de pneumologie, Hôpital Bel Air 1 allée Frescaty 57100 Thionville , France.
³ CHR Metz-Thionville, service de cardiologie, Hôpital Bel Air, 1 allée Frescaty 57100 Thionville, France.
⁴ CHR Metz-Thionville, service radiologie, Hôpital Bel Air 1 allée Frescaty 57100 Thionville , France.
⁵ CHR Metz-Thionville, service ophtalmologie, Hôpital Mercy 1 allée du château 57530 Ars Laquenexy, France.
⁶ CHR Metz-Thionville, service de cardiologie, Hôpital Mercy 1 allée du château 57530 Ars Laquenexy , France.

PMID: 36068113
DOI: 10.1016/j.ancard.2022.07.003

Abstract

We describe the case of a patient presenting with an atrial flutter mechanically induced by a stent migration from the superior vena cava to the right atrium.

Keywords: Atrial flutter; Flutter auriculaire; Superior vena cava stenting; Superior vena cava syndrome; angioplastie de la veine cave supérieure; syndrome cave supérieur.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Atrial Flutter* / etiology
Heart Atria
Humans
Stents / adverse effects
Vena Cava, Superior*