Remodelling of the superior caval vein after angioplasty in an infant with superior caval vein syndrome

Remodelling of the superior caval vein after angioplasty in an infant with superior caval vein syndrome

An 8-month old girl was presented with superior caval vein syndrome early after cardiac surgery. Angiography showed severe stenosis of the superior caval vein with 50 mmHg pressure gradient. Following balloon angioplasty, the pressure gradient was reduced to 7 mmHg with some residual stenosis of the...

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Veröffentlicht in:Cardiovascular and interventional radiology 2004-07, Vol.27 (4), p.402-404
Hauptverfasser: Mert, Murat, Saltik, Levent, Gunay, Ilhan
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Angioplasty
Angioplasty, Balloon
BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY
Female
Humans
Infant
INFANTS
Medical imaging
PATIENTS
PRESSURE GRADIENTS
Radiography, Interventional - methods
RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
Superior Vena Cava Syndrome - diagnostic imaging
Superior Vena Cava Syndrome - therapy
SURGERY
VEINS
Vena Cava, Superior - diagnostic imaging
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Zusammenfassung:An 8-month old girl was presented with superior caval vein syndrome early after cardiac surgery. Angiography showed severe stenosis of the superior caval vein with 50 mmHg pressure gradient. Following balloon angioplasty, the pressure gradient was reduced to 7 mmHg with some residual stenosis of the superior caval vein. When the patient was reevaluated 5 months after the procedure, angiography revealed a normal diameter of the superior caval vein without a pressure gradient.
ISSN:0174-1551
1432-086X
DOI:10.1007/s00270-003-0191-x