Terapia de resincronización cardiaca en paciente con vena cava superior izquierda persistente: Caso clínico

Persistent left superior vena cava is the most common venous congenital malformation and is usually asymptomatic. Its presence could increase the difficulty for transvenous lead implantation. We report a 71-year-old woman with an idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy, atrial fibrillation and heart failure that required biventri-cular resynchronization therapy. During the placement of the device a persistent left superior vena cava was detected. The device was placed without problems and the patient had a satisfactory postoperative evolution.

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Main Authors: Vergara S,Ismael, Frangini S,Patricia, Barrero V,Raúl
Format: Digital revista
Language:Spanish / Castilian
Published: Sociedad Médica de Santiago 2012
Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872012000100012
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