Author/Editor		Kamenik, Borut
Title		Komplikacije trajne elektrostimulacije srca
Translated title		Complications of permanent cardiac electrostimulation
Type		članek
Source		In: Šubic J, editor. Iz prakse za prakso: stranski učinki zdravljenja. 5. mariborsko srečanje internistov in zdravnikov splošne medicine; 1994 Oct 21-22; Maribor. Maribor: Zdravniško društvo,
Publication year		1994
Volume		str. 141-55
Language		slo
Abstract		Complications occuring during and after insertion of a permanent cardiac electrostimulator are rare, their incidence not exceeding 5 per cent. Since the majority do not imperil the patient's life and are at the same time of transitional character, cardiac electrostimulation is one of the safest and most effective methods applied in medicine. The complicatons are divided into: early, late and those wich may occur either immediately after implantation or several month or years later. A rare but serious complication is thrombosis of the superior vena cava. It is documented by a case presentation. For all complications, a short description and pathogenesis as well as the method of treatment are given.
Descriptors		CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL ARRHYTHMIA SUPERIOR VENA CAVA SYNDROME THROMBOSIS