Gene/Protein Disease Symptom Drug Enzyme Compound
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Acute Superior Vena Cava (SVC) syndrome from thrombosis is an increasingly recognized complication of intravascular devices. We present a 31 year old woman with an infusion port placed for chemotherapy who developed acute SVC obstruction. A computerized tomograpy (CT) of chest revealed an occlusive thrombus within the SVC extending into the right atrium. Catheter-guided thrombolysis and surgical thrombectomywere felt to impose prohibitive risks. Worsening symptoms led to the use of systemic thrombolysis with tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) leading to dramatic improvement in symptoms. A repeat CT revealed a reduction of the right atrial thrombus and SVC occlusion had resolved.
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PMID:"The Scalpel or the Needle for Superior Vena Cava syndrome"? 2637 53