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Left ventricular lead positioning is technically demanding in cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) device implantation, especially in patients with complex cardiac venous anatomies. We report a case in which retrograde snaring was employed to successfully deliver the left ventricular lead through a persistent left superior vena cava for CRT implantation.
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Leadless pacemakers provide a potential alternative to conventional transvenous pacemakers for patients undergoing high-risk transcatheter valve replacement procedures. This is a description of a successful leadless pacemaker implantation in a 51-year-old woman who developed profound bradycardia following a transcatheter aortic valve replacement and mitral valve-in-valve procedure.
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Bradycardia/surgery , Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation/adverse effects , Pacemaker, Artificial/adverse effects , Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement/adverse effects , Aftercare , Bradycardia/diagnosis , Bradycardia/etiology , Bradycardia/physiopathology , Echocardiography/methods , Electrocardiography/methods , Equipment Design/trends , Female , Humans , Middle Aged , Mitral Valve/surgery , Phlebography/methods , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
Venous revascularization is an approach used in patients with total venous occlusion requiring venous access for cardiac device lead placement. Several percutaneous approaches to venous revascularization have been proposed. For the first time, we describe the case of a 69-year-old male with total venous occlusion who was successfully revascularized using a 'diathermy' technique.
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Brugada phenocopies (BrP) are clinical entities that are characterized by ECG patterns identical to those of Brugada syndrome, but are the result of various clinical conditions. We describe the case of a 41-year-old male who exhibited BrP due to a left ventricular aneurysm in the context of chronic coronary artery disease.
