Cardiac resynchronization therapy: Femoral approach.
We describe the case of a 62-year-old female patient with bilateral subclavian vein occlusion, in whom a cardiac resynchronization system was implanted via a femoral vein.
Department of Cardiology, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal.
Luís
L
Brandão
Department of Cardiology, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal. Electronic address: ritasmiranda@gmail.com.
Rita
R
Miranda
Department of Cardiology, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal.
Sofia
S
Almeida
Department of Cardiology, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal.
Luciano
L
Ribeiro
Department of Cardiology, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal.
Carlos
C
Alvarenga
Department of Cardiology, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal.
Isabel
I
João
Department of Cardiology, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal.
Hélder
H
Pereira
D058406:Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005268:Femoral Vein; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged
Cardiac resynchronization system; Femoral approach; Heart failure; Insuficiência cardíaca; Sistema de ressincronização ventricular; Via femoral