Thrombosis due to permanent pacemaker and oral contraceptives.
Upper-extremity deep venous thrombosis, an uncommon complication of oral contraceptive therapy, has not been described in patients with permanent pacemakers. The following case, clearly related to initiation of oral contraceptive therapy, points out perhaps another small but significant patient population in which this method of birth control is contraindicated.
D000328:Adult; D001367:Axillary Vein; D003277:Contraceptives, Oral, Combined / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013350:Subclavian Vein; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000139:chemically induced*
D003277:Contraceptives, Oral, Combined