title: Permanent pacemaker implantation via left superior vena cava without communication with the coronary sinus.
abstract: The persistence of the left superior vena cava is a rare venous anomaly and usually does not produce hemodynamic disturbances. Left sided cardiac device implantation has increased the awareness of this rare anomaly. In most cases, left superior vena cava connects to the right heart via coronary sinus. We describe a rare case of successful permanent pacemaker implantation via left superior vena cava-accessory hemiazygos-hemiazygos-inferior vena caval communication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Unity Health System, Rochester, NY, USA. udoss@unityhealth.org
authors.forename: Umashankar
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Lakshmanadoss
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Goldstein
authors.forename: Abrar H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Shah
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001919:Bradycardia / Q000517:prevention & control*; D054326:Coronary Sinus / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*