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Morphological observation by intravascular ultrasound in superior vena cava syndrome after pacemaker implantation

✍ Scribed by Kitamura, Jun ;Murakami, Yo ;Shimada, Toshio ;Ochiai, Kouichi ;Tanabe, Kazuaki ;Yoshitomi, Hiroyuki ;Sano, Kazuya ;Murakami, Rinji ;Morioka, Shigefumi

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1996
Tongue: English
Weight: 282 KB
Volume: 37
Category: Article
ISSN: 0098-6569
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0304(199601)37:1<83::aid-ccd22>3.0.co;2-w

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✦ Synopsis

We report a case of superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome that was assessed by intravascular ultrasound (IVUS). A highly echogenic eccentric lesion was demonstrated by IVUS. The use of IVUS also confirmed in vivo that SVC syndrome following pacemaker insertion occurs as a result of intimal thickening of the venous wall.