[Treatment with percutaneous transluminal balloon venoplasty for superior vena cava syndrome after permanent...

Superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome after transvenous implantation of a permanent pacemaker is relatively uncommon. We present a woman whose neck and face became swollen two years after implantation of a two-chamber pacemaker. Computed tomography and digital subtraction angiography revealed severe SVC stenosis. Percutaneous transluminal venoplasty (PTV) was performed to relieve the stenosis. PTV was effective to improve the swelling of her neck and face. PTV seems to be a good method to relieve SVC stenosis after implantation of a pacemaker.