Journal article
Left Ventricular Pacing in a Patient with a Mechanical Tricuspid Prosthesis and High Surgical Risk
World Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases, Vol.4(12), pp.567-569
2014
DOI: 10.4236/wjcd.2014.412068
Abstract
Transvenous endocardial pacemaker (PM) implantation is contraindicated in patients with a mechanical tricuspid prosthesis. These patients usually undergo epicardial lead implantation. This case shows the implant of left ventricular (LV) pacing lead through the coronary sinus (CS) in a patient with high surgical risk. A 77-year-old woman with slow atrial fibrillation, left anterior hemi-block and right bundle brunch block, who previously underwent surgical replacement of the mitral and tricuspid valves, was admitted for PM implantation. After 1 month, all the electric parameters were stable. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first Italian case reported of LV pacing in a patient with a mechanical tricuspid prosthesis. The use of LV pacing leads implanted through the CS provides a minimal invasive, safe and effective strategy of pacing in patients with a mechanical tricuspid prosthesis.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Left Ventricular Pacing in a Patient with a Mechanical Tricuspid Prosthesis and High Surgical Risk
- Creators
- Sergio ContiClaudio LiottaAlfredo VirgilioCorrado TamburinoValeria Calvi
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- World Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases, Vol.4(12), pp.567-569
- DOI
- 10.4236/wjcd.2014.412068
- ISSN
- 2164-5329
- eISSN
- 2164-5337
- Publisher
- Scientific Research Publishing
- Number of pages
- 3
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2014
- Academic Unit
- Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984823097002771
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