title: Mimetic total coronary sinus occlusion due to superselection with the balloon catheter.
abstract: A 77-year-old man with dilated cardiomyopathy, atrial fibrillation, QRS duration of 140 ms, and NYHA functional class III was referred for cardiac resynchronization therapy device implantation. Coronary sinus (CS) contrast venography by balloon catheter showed no evidence of tributary veins, mimicking total occlusion of the CS. It was found to be due to superselection of a side branch with the balloon catheter.
authors: Cardiovascular Center, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC. golden@vghtc.gov.tw
authors: Jin-Long
authors: JL
authors: Huang
authors: I-Chen
authors: IC
authors: Tsai
authors: Chieh-Shou
authors: CS
authors: Su
authors: Yu-Cheng
authors: YC
authors: Hsieh
authors: Kwo-Chang
authors: KC
authors: Ueng
authors: Tsu-Juey
authors: TJ
authors: Wu
authors: Chih-Tai
authors: CT
authors: Ting
authors: Hsuan-Ming
authors: HM
authors: Tsao
authors: Shih-Ann
authors: SA
authors: Chen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D054326:Coronary Sinus; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010690:Phlebography; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects