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SUBMITTER: Lu WD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7047064 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
European heart journal. Case reports 20200120 1
<h4>Background</h4>Subclavian vein obstruction may occur in patients with pacemaker leads, which may make the implantation of new pacemaker leads difficult.<h4>Case summary</h4>We report two cases in which upgrading to cardiac resynchronization therapy pacemaker was challenging due to total central vein occlusion. In the first case, a 78-year-old woman with permanent pacemaker implantation, 5 years ago, was successfully treated by balloon venoplasty. In the second case, balloon venoplasty was un ...[more]