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Cranial vena caval syndrome secondary to central venous obstruction associated with a pacemaker lead in a dog.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21051305     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
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This report describes the case of an 11-year-old castrated male Shih Tzu who developed chylothorax three years following implantation of a transvenous pacemaker. Imaging demonstrated one definitive obstruction in the cranial vena cava and 3 additional suspected filling abnormalities within both external jugular veins, brachiocephalic veins and cranial vena cava. A thrombus was visualized in the cranial vena cava via transesophageal echocardiography. Thoracic duct ligation and cisterna chyli ablation were performed, with a resultant change in the nature of the fluid from chylous to a modified transudate. Repeat angiography and computed tomography three months later demonstrated a stenosis within the cranial vena cava. Balloon angioplasty was attempted, however it was unsuccessful in decreasing pleural effusion. Palliative thoracocentesis was continued until the patient developed a lung lobe torsion, at which time euthanasia was elected. Necropsy confirmed cranial vena caval syndrome secondary to transvenous pacemaker implantation induced fibrous proliferation within the vessel lumen.
Authors:
Jennifer M Mulz; Marc S Kraus; Margret Thompson; James A Flanders
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-11-03
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of veterinary cardiology : the official journal of the European Society of Veterinary Cardiology     Volume:  12     ISSN:  1875-0834     ISO Abbreviation:  J Vet Cardiol     Publication Date:  2010 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-12-06     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101163270     Medline TA:  J Vet Cardiol     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  217-23     Citation Subset:  IM    
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Copyright © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA.
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