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Implantation of a Single Chamber Pacemaker in Patients with Triple Mechanical Valve Prosthesis: Utilization of Coronary Sinus Distal Branches to Stimulate the Left Ventricle
Author(s) -
CURNIS ANTONIO,
MASCIOLI GIOSUÈ,
BIANCHETTI FEDERICO,
BONTEMPI LUCA,
MARCONI RENATO,
D'ALOIA ANTONIO,
CAS LIVIO DEI
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
pacing and clinical electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1540-8159
pISSN - 0147-8389
DOI - 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2002.00239.x
Subject(s) - medicine , coronary sinus , ventricle , tricuspid valve , prosthesis , cardiology , implant , sinus (botany) , surgery , botany , biology , genus
CURNIS, A., et al. : Implantation of a Single Chamber Pacemaker in Patients with Triple Mechanical Valve Prosthesis: Utilization of Coronary Sinus Distal Branches to Stimulate the Left Ventricle. The implantation of a permanent pacemaker and its relative leads is still a challenge in patients with mechanical tricuspid valve prosthesis. The implant is usually performed epicardially or during valve replacement to avoid any damage to the valve and/or early damages to the lead. We describe the case of a patient with a tricuspid valve prosthesis implanted with a permanent single‐chamber pacemaker using an endocardial lead positioned in a distal branch of the coronary sinus to stimulate the left ventricle.