Left ventricular transvenous electrode dislodgement after Mustard repair for transposition of the great arteries.
An 11-year-old girl who underwent Mustard's operation for complete transposition of the great arteries in infancy, developed Mobitz type II second-degree AV block 8 1/2 years later. A transvenous, active fixation left ventricular lead was inserted and connected to a rate responsive pacemaker. Two years later the lead dislodged due to the child's growth. A new active fixation electrode was positioned in the left ventricle below the pulmonary valve, leaving an electrode loop in the ventricle. Such an approach may prevent lead dislodgement due to growth after intraatrial repair for transposition of the great arteries, but regular radiological or echocardiographic follow-up of lead position is recommended in these patients.
Kantoch
M J
MJ
Department of Pediatrics, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada.
McKay
R
R
Tyrrell
M J
MJ
D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006327:Heart Block / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*