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Boletín médico del Hospital Infantil de México

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Abstract

REYES-VIERA, Luz M. et al. Stent interventional treatment of superior vena cava syndrome with a pacemaker placement complication in an infant. Bol. Med. Hosp. Infant. Mex. [online]. 2020, vol.77, n.1, pp.34-37.  Epub Feb 25, 2021. ISSN 1665-1146.  https://doi.org/10.24875/bmhim.19000097.

Background:

Epicardial pacemaker is the preferred method for newborns and children under 10 kg of weight. However, its placement presents a high rate of premature failure.

Case report:

The case of an infant requiring placement of pacemaker by congenital atrioventricular block with prenatal diagnosis is described. The patient showed critical stenosis of the superior vena cava as a complication. Interventional resolution using a stent at the site of stenosis corrected the superior vena cava syndrome effectively.

Conclusions:

This case represents a clinically viable alternative for the treatment of superior vena cava syndrome, which can be used after other conventional therapies have failed.

Keywords : Síndrome de la vena cava superior; Marcapasos; Bloqueo atrioventricular; Tratamiento intervencionista; Superior vena cava syndrome; Pacemaker; Atrioventricular block; Interventional treatment.

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