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The Bridge Occlusion Balloon, originally designed for superior vena cava tears, may be utilized to rescue left subclavian vein injury during transvenous lead extraction.
The endovascular occlusion balloon, originally designed for superior vena cava tears, may also be useful for rescuing left subclavian vein injuries during transvenous lead extraction.
Medical practice has often seen the use of medications and technology in ways not initially intended. This has been particularly true for transvenous lead extraction (TLE). While new tools have improved the efficacy and safety of TLE, life-threatening complications can still occur. Superior vena cava (SVC) tear is the most lethal of these complications.1 The Bridge Occlusion Balloon® (Bridge) (Phillips, Amsterdam, Netherlands) was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in 2016. It is a compliant 80 mm endovascular balloon designed to temporarily occlude the site of injury in the event of an SVC tear, providing time and stability to initiate a definitive repair.
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Bhullar et al. (2021) conducted an editorial in Left subclavian vein injury during transvenous lead extraction. Bridge Occlusion Balloon was evaluated. The Bridge Occlusion Balloon, originally designed for superior vena cava tears, may be utilized to rescue left subclavian vein injury during transvenous lead extraction.
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