Superior Vena Cava Syndrome Caused by Pacemaker Leads Ashish N. Madkaiker, MS, MCh, Neethu Krishna, MHA, Rajesh Jose, MS, MCh, K.R. Balasubramoniam, MS, MCh, P. Murukan, MS, MCh, Luis Baquero, MD, Praveen Kerala Varma, MS, MCh The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 101, Issue 6, Pages 2358-2361 (June 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.09.006 Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Preoperative transesophageal echocardiogram showing pacemaker leads with vegetations. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2016 101, 2358-2361DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.09.006) Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Operative view of obstructed superior vena cava. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2016 101, 2358-2361DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.09.006) Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Operative view of procedure similar to endarterctomy to relieve obstruction of superior vena cava. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2016 101, 2358-2361DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.09.006) Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 Schematic representation to show bovine pericardium used for reconstruction. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2016 101, 2358-2361DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.09.006) Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 5 Postoperative transesophageal echocardiogram showing nonobstructed superior vena cava. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2016 101, 2358-2361DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.09.006) Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions