An alternative technique for implantation of a dual chamber pacemaker via a persistent left superior vena cava using a coronary sinus guiding catheter

Manish Motwani; Chris Cassidy; Peter B M Clarkson

doi:10.1016/j.jccase.2010.05.001

An alternative technique for implantation of a dual chamber pacemaker via a persistent left superior vena cava using a coronary sinus guiding catheter

J Cardiol Cases. 2010 Jul 25;2(2):e103-e105. doi: 10.1016/j.jccase.2010.05.001. eCollection 2010 Oct.

Authors

Manish Motwani¹, Chris Cassidy¹, Peter B M Clarkson¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay, Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Lancaster, UK.

Abstract

The authors present an alternative use of coronary sinus guide catheters designed for cardiac resynchronization therapy to help achieve the usually complex implantation of a dual chamber permanent pacemaker via a persistent left superior vena cava when conventional pacing techniques and right-sided implantation have failed.

Keywords: Coronary sinus guiding catheter; Dual chamber pacemaker; Persistent left superior vena cava.

Publication types

Case Reports