title: Cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with absent right but persistent left superior vena cava.
abstract: Abnormalities of the vena cava system are usually asymptomatic and are found incidentally during pacemaker implantation or catherization. We report a case of dilative cardiomyopathy requiring cardiac resynchronization defibrillator therapy (CRT-D). During the operation, a persistent left superior vena cava with an absent right vena cava was discovered. During open chest surgery, we implanted a CRT-D with epicardial patches and pacing leads, which is a simple technique for safe and reliable biventricular defibrillator therapy in these patients.
authors: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany. ariane.kortner@klinik.uni-regensburg.de
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Kortner
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Keyser
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Schmid
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000628:therapy*; D004554:Electric Countershock; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging