Open AccessUse of a modified introducer sheath with a side-hole to improve access to left ventricular veins with proximal origin
Author(s) -
Ayman S. Al-Khadra
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
ep europace
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.119
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1532-2092
pISSN - 1099-5129
DOI - 10.1093/europace/euj012
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiac resynchronization therapy , coronary vein , great cardiac vein , vein , cardiology , anatomy , coronary sinus , heart failure , ejection fraction
Despite technical advances in tools used to facilitate implantation of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) devices, there are many hurdles related mainly to the variation in the anatomy of the coronary veins. One such difficulty is the presence of a very proximal origin of the lateral or postero-lateral cardiac vein.
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