title: Transiliac vein approach to a permanent pacemaker implantation after aortic valve reoperation.
abstract: This article describes the case of a 71-year-old woman in whom a permanent pacemaker implantation was performed through an iliac vein because of superior vena cava obstruction after aortic valve reoperation. During a 6-month follow-up, the patient did well and the pacemaker performance was satisfactory.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Akita University School of Medicine, Japan. gotoyosh@cvs.med.akita-u.ac.jf
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Goto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sekine
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Iijima
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kondoh
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsukawa
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D007084:Iliac Vein; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D012086:Reoperation; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*