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Postmortem examination of a woman 26 months postimplantation detailed the anatomical course of a coronary sinus pacing lead and the feasibility of its extraction.
Case Report (n=1)
Provides postmortem anatomical insights into the course and extraction feasibility of a coronary sinus pacing lead.
Case report on coronary sinus lead anatomy is hypothesis-generating; leaves open need for prospective extraction safety data.
Biventricular pacing nowadays represents a recognized method of nonpharmacological treatment of severe congestive heart failure refractory to medication. A growing number of biventricular implants is likely to bring an increasing demand for the extraction of specially designed coronary sinus (CS) leads for left ventricular pacing. There is a lot of data regarding conventional pacing or defibrillation lead extractions, but only very limited experience with the CS lead extractions. We describe the pathological-anatomical findings of a woman who died after 26 months postimplantation due to refractory ventricular fibrillation with focus on the left ventricular pacing lead course and feasibility of extraction.
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Bulava et al. (2005) conducted a case report in Severe congestive heart failure (n=1). Coronary sinus pacing lead was evaluated on Pathological-anatomical findings and feasibility of extraction. Postmortem examination of a woman 26 months postimplantation detailed the anatomical course of a coronary sinus pacing lead and the feasibility of its extraction.
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