title: Permanent pacing from a left ventricular vein in a patient with persistent left superior vena cava and absent right superior vena cava: use of an over-the-wire system.
abstract: In patients with a persistent left superior vena cava, placement of a permanent transvenous pacing lead for ventricular pacing via the left subclavian vein can be technically challenging. Permanent pacing was achieved in a patient with a persistent left superior vena cava and absent right superior vena cava using a left ventricular vein. Use of an over-the-wire lead system greatly facilitated this procedure.
authors: Department of Medicine, Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors: Deepak
authors: D
authors: Gaba
authors: Prem
authors: P
authors: Kittusamy
authors: Reginald T
authors: RT
authors: Ho
authors: Behzad
authors: B
authors: Pavri
authors: Arnold J
authors: AJ
authors: Greenspon
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / Q000379:methods*; D003331:Coronary Vessels; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000002:abnormalities*