title: Percutaneous balloon venoplasty of pacemaker-associated superior vena cava obstruction to facilitate upgrade to a biventricular pacing system.
abstract: Superior vena cava (SVC) obstruction is an uncommon, but serious, complication of transvenous device implantation. We present a case of a 52-year-old lady admitted for upgrade to a biventricular pacemaker with significant SVC stenosis. Percutaneous balloon venoplasty of the SVC followed by insertion of biventricular pacing leads was carried out as a single procedure with no complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, St Thomas' Hospital, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London SE1 7EH, UK. senthilk1uk@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: Senthil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kirubakaran
authors.forename: Miles W H
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Behan
authors.forename: Abdul M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Mozid
authors.forename: Tharun
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sabharwal
authors.forename: Christopher A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Rinaldi
mesh_terms: D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000628:therapy*; D002404:Catheterization; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome