Open AccessPermanent trans-venous pacing in an extra-cardiac Fontan circulation
Author(s) -
Sayqa Arif,
Paul Clift,
Joseph V. De Giovanni
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
ep europace
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.119
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1532-2092
pISSN - 1099-5129
DOI - 10.1093/europace/euv110
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , superior vena cava , ablation , fontan procedure , cardiac pacing , atrium (architecture) , surgery , atrial fibrillation , heart disease
In patients with an extra-cardiac Fontan circulation, there is no direct access to the heart. The insertion of a permanent pacemaker requires surgery to insert epicardial pacing wires. We present the implantation of a permanent endocardial pacing lead from the superior vena cava (SVC) into the atrium via direct passage from the right pulmonary artery (RPA).
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