Right-sided implantation of a cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator in a case of persistent left superior vena cava.

نویسندگان

  • Panagiotis Korantzopoulos
  • George Grekas
  • John A Goudevenos
چکیده

Persistent left superior vena cava represents a congenital venous anomaly that poses a particular obstacle to the implantation of cardiac rhythm management devices. In the present report we briefly describe the rightsided implantation of a biventricular defibrillator in a patient with persistent left superior vena cava. We also briefly discuss the technically challenging procedures applied in such cases.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Hellenic journal of cardiology : HJC = Hellenike kardiologike epitheorese

دوره 54 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2013