Subtotal Innominate Vein Occlusion After Unsuccessful Pacemaker Implantation for Resynchronization Therapy

Cardiac resynchronization therapy is increasingly used to treat patients with poor left ventricular function and asynchronous left ventricular contraction. Generally, a transvenous approach is used for implantation of pacing leads. However, coronary sinus lead implantation may be associated with var...

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Published in:Pacing and clinical electrophysiology 2004-11, Vol.27 (11), p.1574-1575
Main Authors: VAN PUTTE, BART P., BAKKER, PATRICIA F.A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Angiography, Digital Subtraction
Brachiocephalic Veins - pathology
Cardiac Pacing, Artificial - methods
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated - therapy
Female
Humans
innominate vein thrombosis
Middle Aged
pacemaker implantation complication
Pacemaker, Artificial - adverse effects
resynchronization therapy
Retreatment
Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted
venous thrombosis
Venous Thrombosis - etiology
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Summary:Cardiac resynchronization therapy is increasingly used to treat patients with poor left ventricular function and asynchronous left ventricular contraction. Generally, a transvenous approach is used for implantation of pacing leads. However, coronary sinus lead implantation may be associated with various problems that may result in abandoning of the procedure. In this report a patient is described with subtotal innominate vein occlusion after such a procedure who underwent video‐assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) for implantation of epicardial left ventricular pacemaker leads for resynchronization therapy.
ISSN:0147-8389
1540-8159
DOI:10.1111/j.1540-8159.2004.00681.x