[Isolated left superior vena cava: value of intraoperative echocardiography for implantation of a cardiac pacemaker].
The authors report the case of a patient presenting with isolated left superior vena cava, for which intracardiac implantation of a cardiac pacemaker was facilitated by intraoperative transthoracic ultrasonographic detection of the course of the ventricular catheter. Transoesophageal ultrasonography confirmed the diagnosis and eliminated a possible associated malformation.
Valy
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Service de Cardiologie A, CHU La Milétrie, Poitiers.
Christiaens
L
L
Coisne
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D
Mergy
J
J
Boyer
P
P
Allal
J
J
Barraine
R
R
D000368:Aged; D004452:Echocardiography; D006327:Heart Block / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D008297:Male; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000002:abnormalities*