Acute superior vena cava obstruction due to tight pericardial closure following congenital defect repair

Acute superior vena cava obstruction due to tight pericardial closure following congenital defect repair

The obstruction of the superior vena cava (SVC) of acute onset nature following surgery is a rare and serious condition. The tight closure of the pericardium over the heart during surgical procédures may cause external compression on the SVC. Echocardiography and Computedtomography (CT) scanaids in...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of cardiovascular disease research 2012-04, Vol.3 (2), p.135-137
Hauptverfasser: Mohite, Prashant N., Rana, Sandip Singh, Singh, Jitendeep, Kotkar, Kunal D., Puri, G.D., Sodhi, S.K.
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Blood clots
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Care and treatment
Catheters
Defects
Diagnosis
Heart
Medical imaging
Pericardial closure
Pericarditis
Superior vena cava syndrome
superiorvena cava
superiorvena cava obstruction
Surgery
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Zusammenfassung:The obstruction of the superior vena cava (SVC) of acute onset nature following surgery is a rare and serious condition. The tight closure of the pericardium over the heart during surgical procédures may cause external compression on the SVC. Echocardiography and Computedtomography (CT) scanaids in the diagnosis. Cutting open the pericardial stitches relieves the condition.
ISSN:0975-3583
0976-2833
DOI:10.4103/0975-3583.95369