Why the study?
Does balloon venoplasty and metallic stent insertion safely and effectively treat superior vena cava obstruction in patients with prior pacemaker implantation?
Population
3 patients with symptomatic superior vena cava obstruction following implantation of a cardiac pacemaker…
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
up to 4 years
Authors
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May support stenting for pacemaker-related SVC obstruction in select cases; leaves open need for larger prospective studies.
Does balloon venoplasty and metallic stent insertion safely and effectively treat superior vena cava obstruction in patients with prior pacemaker implantation?
Balloon venoplasty and metallic stenting appear to be a safe and effective treatment for superior vena cava obstruction secondary to pacemaker wires, without compromising device function.
Nan Zun Teo (2002) studied this question.
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