Effect of anticoagulation on the occurrence of deep venous thrombosis associated with temporary transvenous femoral pacemakers

• Published in: The American journal of cardiology Vol. 88; no. 7; pp. 798 - 801
• Main Authors: Sanders, Prashanthan, Farouque, H.M.Omar, Ashby, Dale T., Mahar, Leo J., Young, Glenn D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.10.2001; Elsevier; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Aged; Anticoagulants - therapeutic use; Biological and medical sciences; Blood vessels; Cardiac arrhythmia; Cardiac Pacing, Artificial - adverse effects; Cardiac Pacing, Artificial - methods; Diseases of the cardiovascular system; Female; Femoral Vein; Heart; Heparin - therapeutic use; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Radiotherapy. Instrumental treatment. Physiotherapy. Reeducation. Rehabilitation, orthophony, crenotherapy. Diet therapy and various other treatments (general aspects); Regression Analysis; Risk Factors; Statistics, Nonparametric; Thrombolytic Therapy; Transplants & implants; Ultrasonography; Venous Thrombosis - diagnostic imaging; Venous Thrombosis - etiology; Venous Thrombosis - prevention & control; Femoral artery; Cardiovascular disease; Anticoagulant; Duplex ultrasonography; Venous disease; Incidence; Vascular disease; Prevention; Complication; Deep vein; Dose; Sonography; Human; Treatment efficiency; Instrumentation therapy; Exploration; Thrombosis; Highway access road; Instrumental stimulation; Chemotherapy; Temporary; Treatment; Pacemaker; Medical imagery; Glycosaminoglycan; Heparin; Comparative study
• ISSN: 0002-9149; 1879-1913
• DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(01)01857-4

Deep venous thrombosis is a frequent complication of temporary transvenous femoral pacemakers. This study shows a significant risk reduction for deep venous thrombosis with the adjuvant use of therapeutic heparin.