Transvenous pacing via a disconnected superior vena cava in a patient with transposition of the great arteries.
We describe successful implantation of a permanent pacemaker via the right subclavian vein in a 28-year-old man with operated transposition of the great arteries where the superior vena cava is completely disconnected from the systemic venous atrium following a previous Glenn procedure.
University Hospital Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom. chrissteadman@hotmail.com
Christopher D
CD
Steadman
Paul
P
Clift
Sara A
SA
Thorne
Joseph V
JV
De Giovanni
D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*