Does percutaneous transvenous ventricular pacing via the coronary sinus provide successful long-term pacing in a patient after a Fontan operation?
Percutaneous transvenous ventricular pacing via the coronary sinus can produce excellent long-term results and avoids further thoracotomy in patients after a Fontan operation.
A man with double inlet left ventricle and severe subpulmonary stenosis underwent a Fontan operation at the age of 29 years. Eight years later he developed atrial flutter with complete heart block. To avoid a further thoracotomy, a unipolar carbon tipped electrode was placed into the posterior cardiac vein via the coronary sinus. More than 8 years after implantation of the original lead, and after two generator changes, telemetric thresholds remain between 1.8-2.1 volts. Percutaneous transvenous ventricular pacing via the coronary sinus can produce an excellent long-term result and should be the initial approach of choice after a Fontan-type operation.
Rosenthal et al. (Wed,) studied this question.
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