Upper extremity deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism after transvenous lead replacement or upgrade procedures.

Caio Marcos de Moraes Albertini Katia Regina da SilvaMarta Fernandes LimaJoaquim Maurício da Motta Leal Filho Martino Martinelli Filho Roberto Costa

Published in: Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE (2020)

Reoperations involving previously implanted transvenous leads present high rates of thromboembolic complications. Transvenous lead extraction had a significant impact on the development of UEDVT. These results show the need of further studies to evaluate the role of preventive strategies for this subgroup of patients.

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pulmonary embolism
end stage renal disease
inferior vena cava
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
randomized controlled trial
risk factors
clinical trial
patient reported outcomes
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study protocol
case control
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