Key result
Jugular-to-atrial appendage bypass resolves pacemaker-induced SVC syndrome with sustained graft patency at 6 months.
Why the study?
Pacemaker lead associated venous thrombosis is common but rarely causes symptomatic superior vena cava syndrome, and treatment options after failed venoplasty are not well described.
Population
A patient with superior vena cava syndrome following multiple transvenous pacemaker wires
Comparison
Right internal jugular vein to right atrial appendage bypass after failed percutaneous venoplasty
Design
Case report
Authors
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May relieve symptoms in lead-associated SVC syndrome via jugular-atrial bypass; leaves open durability and generalizability.
Case Report (n=1)
No
Thilina et al. (2020) conducted a case report in Pacemaker Lead Associated Superior Vena Cava Syndrome (n=1). Right internal jugular vein to right atrial appendage bypass was evaluated on Symptom relief and graft patency. A 57-year-old male with pacemaker lead-associated superior vena cava syndrome was successfully treated with a right internal jugular vein to right atrial appendage bypass, remaining symptom-free with a patent graft at 6 months.
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