Superior vena cava tear during transvenous lead extraction: Medical management in hemodynamically stable patients

Introduction Superior vena cava (SVC) tear is the most lethal complication during transvenous lead extraction (TLE) with a mortality rate as high as 50%. Treatment involves aggressive attempts to maintain cardiac output and immediate sternotomy to localize and repair the vascular tear. Occlusion bal...

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Published in:Pacing and clinical electrophysiology 2023-07, Vol.46 (7), p.639-644
Main Authors: Domain, Guillaume, Strubé, Camille, Jacques, Frédéric, Marzouk, Mohamed, Dumont, Éric, Villeneuve, Jacques, Plourde, Benoît, Albert, Gabriella, Sarrazin, Jean‐François, Steinberg, Christian, Philippon, François
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Language:English
Subjects:
Balloon treatment
cardiac surgery
Defibrillators
Hematoma
Hemodynamics
laser sheaths
mechanical sheaths
mediastinal hematoma
pacing complications
Sheaths
Stenosis
SVC tears
transvenous lead extraction
Ventricle
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