Successful upgrade to cardiac resynchronization therapy for cardiac implantation-associated left subclavian vein occlusion: A case report

paythelady.612 shared this article with you from Inoreader Successful upgrade to cardiac resynchronization therapy for cardiac implantation-associated left subclavian vein occlusion: A case report Μέσω pubmed: "world j clin cases"... World J Clin Cases. 2021 May 6;9(13):3157-3162. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i13.3157. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Subclavian vein stenosis or occlusion may be caused by a transvenous pacemaker, which makes the reimplantation of a new pacemaker lead difficult. Transvenous pacemaker lead implantation-related subclavian vein occlusion may present difficulty with regard to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) upgrade. CASE SUMMARY: We report the case of a 46-year-old man who was admitted with total subclavian vein occlusion caused by a permanent pacemaker that had been implanted 2 years previously. We successfully treated this patient with an upgrade to a CRT pacemaker by utilizing transferable interventional coronary and radiological techniques. The patient recovered uneventfully during the follow-up period. CONCLUSION: CRT upgrade is still a viable technique for the treatment of subclavian vein obstruction caused by previous pacemaker implantation. PMID:33969103 | PMC:PMC8080731 | DOI:10.12998/wjcc.v9.i13.3157 View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.