title: Minimally invasive video-assisted thoracoscopic left ventricular epicardial lead implantation for biventricular pacing in a patient with persistent left superior vena cava.
abstract: Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) by biventricular pacing reduces symptoms and improves left ventricular function in many patients with heart failure due to left ventricular systolic dysfunction and cardiac dyssynchrony. Implantation of the biventricular pacing lead in association with persistent left superior vena cava is technically challenging. We report a successful case of minimally invasive video-assisted thoracoscopic left ventricular epicardial lead implantation for biventricular pacing in a patient with persistent left superior vena cava.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Gifu Prefectural General Medical Center, Gifu, Japan. 44870@gifu-hp.jp
authors.forename: Yukihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsuno
authors.forename: Yoshio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: Yukio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Umeda
authors.forename: Matsuhisa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Imaizumi
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takiya
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging