Successful treatment by balloon venoplasty and stent insertion of obstruction of the superior vena cava by an endocardial pacemaker lead

H S Lindsay; P M Chennells; E J Perrins

doi:10.1136/hrt.71.4.363

Successful treatment by balloon venoplasty and stent insertion of obstruction of the superior vena cava by an endocardial pacemaker lead

Br Heart J. 1994 Apr;71(4):363-5. doi: 10.1136/hrt.71.4.363.

Authors

H S Lindsay¹, P M Chennells, E J Perrins

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, Leeds General Infirmary.

Abstract

A 63 year old man with symptomatic obstruction of the superior vena cava associated with an indwelling pacemaker was successfully treated with balloon venoplasty and stent insertion. He was symptom free with normal pacemaker function nine months later.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Catheterization*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pacemaker, Artificial / adverse effects*
Radiography
Stents*
Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / diagnostic imaging
Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / etiology*
Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / therapy
Vena Cava, Superior / diagnostic imaging