Acute subclavian vein occlusion complicating biventricular ICD implantation.
Obtaining venous access for pacemaker or defibrillator implantation can be complicated by vascular injury and/or pneumothorax. In the current case presentation, we describe a pneumothorax related to venous access that occurred due to acute, intraprocedural occlusion of the ipsilateral axillary and subclavian vein.
Spragg
David D
DD
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. dspragg1@jhmi.edu
Marine
Joseph E
JE
D000208:Acute Disease; D001367:Axillary Vein; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology; D013350:Subclavian Vein; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology*