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Left Ventricular Transvenous Electrode Dislodgement After Mustard Repair for Transposition of the Great Arteries
Author(s) -
KANTOCH MICHAL J.,
McKAY ROXANE,
TYRRELL MICHAEL J.
Publication year - 1993
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 - 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1993.tb01825.x
Subject(s) - medicine , great arteries , ventricle , transposition (logic) , cardiology , surgery , transposition of the great vessels , linguistics , philosophy
An 11‐year‐old girl who underwent Mustard's operation for complete transposition of the great arteries in infancy, developed Mobitz type II second‐degree AV block 81/2 years later. A transvenous, active fixation left ventricular lead was inserted and connected to a rate responsive pacemaker. Two years later the lead dislodged due to the child's growth. A new active fixation electrode was positioned in the left ventricle below the pulmonary valve, leaving an electrode loop in the ventricle. Such an approach may prevent lead dislodgement due to growth after intraatrial repair for transposition of the great arteries, but regular radiological or echocardiographic follow‐up of lead position is recommended in these patients.