Left-Sided Implantation of a Defibrillator Lead in Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava

Persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) is a congenital venous abnormality, characterized by an enlarged coronary sinus, in most cases without haemodynamic consequences. We report the case of a patient with systolic heart failure undergoing implantation of a defibrillator lead through a PLSVC whi...

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Main Authors: Evelien De Roo, Frederik Van Durme, Laurent Vanneste, Becker Alzand, Alex Heyse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMC MEDIA SRL 2020-08-01
Series:European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/1828
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spelling doaj-dca623354da24583b34282588d3835392020-11-25T02:59:26ZengSMC MEDIA SRLEuropean Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine2284-25942020-08-0110.12890/2020_0018281454Left-Sided Implantation of a Defibrillator Lead in Persistent Left Superior Vena CavaEvelien De Roo0Frederik Van Durme1Laurent Vanneste2Becker Alzand3Alex Heyse4Department of Cardiology, AZ Glorieux, Ronse, BelgiumDepartment of Cardiology, AZ Glorieux, Ronse, BelgiumDepartment of Cardiology, AZ Glorieux, Ronse, BelgiumDepartment of Cardiology, AZ Glorieux, Ronse, BelgiumAZ Department of Cardiology, AZ Glorieux, Ronse, BelgiumPersistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) is a congenital venous abnormality, characterized by an enlarged coronary sinus, in most cases without haemodynamic consequences. We report the case of a patient with systolic heart failure undergoing implantation of a defibrillator lead through a PLSVC which was diagnosed at the moment of implantation.https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/1828persistent left superior vena cavadefibrillatorlead implantationcoronary sinus
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author Evelien De Roo
Frederik Van Durme
Laurent Vanneste
Becker Alzand
Alex Heyse
spellingShingle Evelien De Roo
Frederik Van Durme
Laurent Vanneste
Becker Alzand
Alex Heyse
Left-Sided Implantation of a Defibrillator Lead in Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
persistent left superior vena cava
defibrillator
lead implantation
coronary sinus
author_facet Evelien De Roo
Frederik Van Durme
Laurent Vanneste
Becker Alzand
Alex Heyse
author_sort Evelien De Roo
title Left-Sided Implantation of a Defibrillator Lead in Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava
title_short Left-Sided Implantation of a Defibrillator Lead in Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava
title_full Left-Sided Implantation of a Defibrillator Lead in Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava
title_fullStr Left-Sided Implantation of a Defibrillator Lead in Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava
title_full_unstemmed Left-Sided Implantation of a Defibrillator Lead in Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava
title_sort left-sided implantation of a defibrillator lead in persistent left superior vena cava
publisher SMC MEDIA SRL
series European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
issn 2284-2594
publishDate 2020-08-01
description Persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) is a congenital venous abnormality, characterized by an enlarged coronary sinus, in most cases without haemodynamic consequences. We report the case of a patient with systolic heart failure undergoing implantation of a defibrillator lead through a PLSVC which was diagnosed at the moment of implantation.
topic persistent left superior vena cava
defibrillator
lead implantation
coronary sinus
url https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/1828
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