Surgical interruption of a left inferior vena cava following the transfemoral implantation of a permanent pacing lead.
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.
Trigano
A J
AJ
Department of Cardiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Nord, Marseille, France.
Paganelli
F
F
Alimi
Y
Y
Juhan
C
C
D000368:Aged; D005268:Femoral Vein; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*