Abstract The Bridge Occlusion Balloon is a compliant balloon, specifically designed for temporary Superior vena cava occlusion in case of Superior Vena Cava laceration during lead extraction procedures. We here report the first case, using Bridge Occlusion Ballon for a venous angioplasty in a patient wit...
The objective of management of superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) is to promptly alleviate the uncomfortable symptoms. Conventional approaches do not always achieve results as rapidly as endovascular management with stent placement. Objectives To report the experience with endovascular management of SVC...
SUMMARY Cardiac myxoma is a benign neoplasm, which corresponds to the most common primary heart tumour, responsible for about 50% of the cases. In general, 75-80% of myxomas are located in the left atrium, 18% in the right atrium, and more rarely in the ventricles or multicentric. Right atrial myxoma, in...
La primera descripción realizada del sÃndrome de la vena cava superior (SVCS) la realizó William Hunter en 1757, en un paciente con aneurisma sifilÃtico de aorta. Actualmente con el desarrollo de los tratamientos antimicrobianos estas enfermedades son raras y se deben en un gran porcentaje a patologÃ...
Se presenta un paciente de 60 años, chagásico crónico y usuario de marcapasos definitivo con masa en aurÃcula derecha asociada a SÃndrome de Vena Cava Superior y baja de peso....