title: Superior vena cava syndrome as a complication of DDD pacemaker implantation.
abstract: A 75-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of swelling of the face and neck 6 months after implantation of a two-chamber pacemaker. Digital subtraction angiography showed total occlusion of the superior vena cava vein and well-developed collateral channels. After thrombolytic therapy, facial swelling disappeared. Digital subtraction angiography performed after thrombolytic therapy revealed a recanalization of the superior vena cava.
authors.affiliation: Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, Shimane Medical University, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsuno
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Izumi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Morioka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Moriyama
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging