title: Impacted left ventricular lead technique in cardiac resynchronization therapy.
abstract: Left ventricular (LV) lead dislodgement is a significant problem in cardiac resynchronization therapy and re-operation is required to rectify the situation. In this case report, we describe a new technique to stabilize an LV lead which is prone to dislodgement by impacting an inactive LV lead in the same cardiac vein.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Princess Margaret Hospital, 2-10 Princess Margaret Hospital Road, Lai Chi Kok, Kowloon 852, Hong Kong. ngaiyinchan@yahoo.com.hk
authors.forename: Ngai Yin
authors.initials: NY
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Ying Keung
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Lo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / Q000379:methods*; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000628:therapy*; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D005260:Female; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial