Successful Treatment of A Catheter-Induced Superior Vena Cava Syndrome through Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis: A Case Report

Successful Treatment of A Catheter-Induced Superior Vena Cava Syndrome through Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis: A Case Report

Superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome is a medical condition resulting from the obstruction of the blood flow through the large central veins. Recently, central venous catheters have been reported as the increasingly common cause of this syndrome. We describe a 56-year-old woman with previous history of...

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Main Authors: Reza Ghanavati, Ali Amiri, Nafiseh Ansarinejad, Shokoufeh Hajsadeghi, Hasan Riahi Beni, Seyyed Hashem Sezavar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2018-02-01
Series:Journal of Tehran University Heart Center
Subjects:
Vena cava
superior • Superior vena cava syndrome • Thrombosis • Thrombolysis
Online Access:https://jthc.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jthc/article/view/609

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