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Removal of Coronary Sinus Intima by a Guidewire during Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
Author(s) -
ADACHI MASAMITSU,
IGAWA OSAMU,
INOUE YOSHIAKI,
HISATOME ICHIRO
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.1540-8159.2007.00855.x
Subject(s) - medicine , coronary sinus , cardiac resynchronization therapy , cardiology , catheter , heart failure , radiology , ejection fraction
Previously, complications associated with the placement of the left ventricular pacing lead were reported in 1.9–6% of cases. We describe a case with a stripping of venous intima from the coronary sinus by a guidewire during a left ventricular lead implantation. Judging from this case, the firm guidewire and coronary catheter should not be used within the coronary sinus.