%0 Journal Article
%T Be aware of wires in the veins: a case of superior vena cava syndrome in a patient with permanent pacemaker
%A Agegnehu T. Gebreyes
%A Hom Nath Pant
%A Donna M. Williams
%A Sapna P. Kuehl
%J Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
%D 2012
%I Co-Action Publishing
%R 10.3402/jchimp.v2i3.19159
%X Superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome is an unusual complication of pacemaker and implantable cardioverter¨Cdefibrillator implantation. It is believed to be due to SVC thrombosis with or without stenosis induced by endothelial disruption from repeated mechanical trauma by the leads. A 58-year-old man presented with gradual swelling of his face, neck, and upper extremities of 10 days duration. A pacemaker had been implanted for symptomatic bradycardia over 5 years ago. Venous Doppler and venogram revealed thrombosis and stenosis of the SVC. He was treated with multimodal therapy and was discharged with complete resolution of his symptoms.
%K pacemakers
%K veins
%K vena cava syndrome
%U http://www.jchimp.net/index.php/jchimp/article/view/19159/pdf_1