The Quadripolar Left Ventricular Lead: An Effective Alternative for Phrenic Nerve Stimulation
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Despite the number of papers that suggest the benefit of optimization of location of left ventricular leads, every implanter knows the difficulty in going to an alternate lead position and location. Similarly, often, microdisplacement of the left ventricular (LV) lead post implant, can change grand success into abject failure forcing the electrophysiologist to sometimes actually turn off left ventricular pacing. Phrenic nerve stimulation (PNS) along the only posterolateral vein is not an uncommon situation where one has to back out from a procedure.
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