title: Surgical interruption of a left inferior vena cava following the transfemoral implantation of a permanent pacing lead.
abstract: This report describes the case of a patient in whom, after an unsuccessful attempt through the subclavian vein, a permanent pacing lead was inserted through the femoral vein and a left inferior vena cava with azygos continuation. The procedure was followed 4 months later by a pulmonary embolism complicating a right femoroiliac thrombosis. The patient was successfully treated by a percutaneous lead extraction procedure combined with an inferior vena caval surgical interruption.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Nord, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Trigano
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Paganelli
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Alimi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Juhan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005268:Femoral Vein; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*