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CASE REPORTS
Stent implantation for the treatment of superior vena cava syndrome related to pacemaker leads
Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Brest Brest, France
This is a case-report of two patients with superior vena cava syndrome related to pacemaker leads. Both patients were treated successfully using intravenous stenting.
Key Words: Pacing, venous stenosis, stenting, venoplasty
Correspondence: Pr Jean Jacques Blanc, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Brest, 29609 Brest Cedex France. E-mail: jean-jacques.Blanc{at}univ-brest.fr
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