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Transvenous Implantation of a Coronary Sinus Lead for Left Ventricular Pacing After Cutting Balloon Angioplasty
Author(s) -
LOPEZ J. ALBERTO,
HERNANDEZ EDUARDO
Publication year - 2007
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.1540-8159.2007.00710.x
Subject(s) - medicine , coronary sinus , cardiology , balloon , angioplasty , coronary vein , great cardiac vein , stenosis , lead (geology) , transvenous pacing , vein , ventricular pacing , surgery , heart failure , geomorphology , geology
We describe a patient in whom a localized proximal vein stenosis at the only possible target vein precluded placement of a coronary sinus lead for left ventricular (LV) pacing. After multiple attempts to perform venoplasty with both compliant and noncompliant balloons, a cutting balloon relieved the obstruction, and an LV pacing lead was successfully placed in the midportion of this lateral vein.