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Balloon‐Facilitated Delivery of a Left Ventricular Pacing Lead
Author(s) -
ELAYI CLAUDE S.,
WHITBECK MATTHEW G.,
MORALES GUSTAVO,
GURLEY JOHN C.
Publication year - 2013
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.1540-8159.2010.03019.x
Subject(s) - medicine , coronary sinus , cardiac resynchronization therapy , coronary vein , balloon , lead (geology) , cardiology , vein , great cardiac vein , implant , surgery , heart failure , ejection fraction , geomorphology , geology
While modern implant tools have contributed greatly to the success of cardiac resynchronization therapy, technical challenges remain. A common problem is the inability to advance left ventricular pacing leads into branch veins that are tortuous or arise at steep angles. In these cases, advancement of the lead causes it to buckle and prolapse into the coronary sinus or great cardiac vein. Lead prolapsed can be avoided by employing a balloon to temporarily obstruct the coronary sinus or great cardiac vein just upstream from the branch vein. The balloon redirects the force of advancement laterally into the branch vein, facilitating delivery. (PACE 2013; 36:e31–e34)