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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1097-1098
© 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery

Letter to the Editor

Superior vena cava resection without blood flow interruption

Claudio Rossella, MDa, Stefano Nazari, MDa,b

a Consultant, Villa Maria Cecilia Hospital, Cotignola, RA, Italy
b Foundation A. Carrel, Pavia, Italy

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To the Editor:

We agree with Leo and associates1Go that clamping of the superior vena cava (SVC) can cause severe hemodynamic changes with possible serious clinical consequences, particularly when the SVC blood flow was not already gradually reduced by venous wall pathology, usually neoplastic infiltration. For this reason, at the beginning of our clinical experience with SVC resections, we successfully used a temporary intraluminal shunt.2Go

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