title: Acute superior vena cava syndrome after insertion of implantable cardioverter defibrillator.
abstract: We describe a rare case of superior vena cava syndrome that occurred a few hours after insertion of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator through the right subclavian vein in a patient with previous dual chamber DDD pacemaker. The patient was successfully treated with anticoagulant therapy showing a fast clinical and instrumental improvement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Intensive Rehabilitation, Cardiovascular Research Institute IRCCS Multimedica Holding, Castellanza, Varese, Italy. andrearo1@hotmail.it
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baravelli
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cattaneo
authors.forename: Melania
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Romano
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mariscalco
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Imperiale
authors.forename: Maria Cristina
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Picozzi
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dario
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Anza
authors.forename: Annibale Sandro
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Montenero
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants