[Pacemaker implantation in a patient with persistent left superior vena cava and atresia of the right superior vena cava].
Persistent left superior vena cava with absence or atresia of right superior vena cava is a congenital abnormality of systemic venous return to the heart which may complicate the insertion of a pacemaker electrode. We present a case report of a patient with conduction system disturbances in whom this abnormality was diagnosed during pacemaker implantation, with the possibility of using a transvenous electrode without active fixation system.
Servico de Cardiologia, Centro Hospitalar de Coimbra.
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D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*
Implantação de pacemaker em doente com persistência da veia cava superior esquerda e atrésia da veia cava superior direita.