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Case Report: Pulmonary Embolism from Thrombosis in a Duplicated Inferior Vena Cava Developing After an Electrophysiologic Procedure

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Duplicated inferior cava (IVC) is an anomaly we rarely encounter during electrophysiologic procedures. We report a case with duplicated IVC who developed thrombosis of the left IVC following an electrophysiologic procedure, which resulted in an asymptomatic pulmonary embolism. It is speculated that several catheters placed in the torturous route through the left IVC caused either endothelial damage to the vessel wall, or hemostasis in the relatively narrow portion of the vessel, resulting in thrombus formation. Since the prevalence and characteristics of thrombo-embolic complications during electrophysiologic pro-cedures in patients with a duplicated IVC remain unknown, we believe this case should be reported.

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  1. The First Department of Internal Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan

    Hiroshi Taniguchi, Yasushi Miyauchi, Yoshinori Kobayashi, Yoshihiko Seino & Teruo Takano

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Taniguchi, H., Miyauchi, Y., Kobayashi, Y. et al. Case Report: Pulmonary Embolism from Thrombosis in a Duplicated Inferior Vena Cava Developing After an Electrophysiologic Procedure. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 5, 75–79 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009814109654

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