A shock lead intentionally placed in the left ventricle.
The implantable cardioverter defibrillator is effective in reducing sudden cardiac death in high-risk patients. The implantation procedure is usually simple; however, in those patients who have congenital heart disease (CHD) placement of leads can be a challenge. In this report we present a patient with CHD where due to the complex cardiac anatomy it was decided to place the shock lead in the left ventricle.
Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcentrum Twente, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.
Karin
K
Kraaier
Patrick M J
PM
Verhorst
Marcoen F
MF
Scholten
D000328:Adult; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000150:complications* / Q000517:prevention & control*