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Coronary Vein Angioplasty with Noncompliant Balloon for Resistant Coronary Vein Stenosis During Left Ventricular Lead Implantation
Author(s) -
CHAUHAN KETUL,
SAYAD DANY,
BOWERMAN RICHARD,
BAROLD S. SERGE
Publication year - 2008
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.1540-8159.2007.00978.x
Subject(s) - medicine , balloon , angioplasty , cardiac resynchronization therapy , cardiology , stenosis , coronary vein , great cardiac vein , balloon dilatation , vein , surgery , radiology , heart failure , artery , coronary sinus , ejection fraction
This report describes a patient who underwent cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) in the setting of a severe stenosis in the lateral coronary vein that prevented passage of a left ventricular lead. The stenosis was unresponsive to standard compliant balloon dilatation but was successfully treated with a noncompliant balloon. Venoplasty with noncompliant balloon should be considered for resistant coronary vein stenosis encountered during CRT device implantation.