Angioplasty facilitated permanent pacing in de novo superior vena cava obstruction.
The finding of complete occlusion of the superior venal cava during the performance of cardiac pacing is rare. We report a case where performance of angioplasty aided the successful completion of permanent pacemaker implantation.
Prasan
Ananth M
AM
Department of Cardiology, St George Hospital, Kogarah, Sydney, NSW, Australia. prasana@sesahs.nsw.gov.au
Girardi
Peter
P
Glenn
Derek
D
Ramsay
David R
DR
D017130:Angioplasty; D001282:Atrial Flutter / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D011859:Radiography; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*