title: Right ventricular pacing via left superior vena cava.
abstract: Negotiating the pacing lead into the right ventricle via left superior vena cava, at times, can be difficult. We report two such cases in which pacing leads were introduced into the right ventricle via left superior vena cava, with the help of stylet tip shaped into a large pigtail loop.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Sri Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram. kskdora@sctimst.ker.nic.in
authors.forename: Santosh Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Dora
authors.forename: Jagan Mohan
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Tharakan
authors.forename: Ajith
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D001282:Atrial Flutter / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / Q000379:methods*; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006325:Heart Atria; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior