Inadvertent identification of the left pericardiophrenic vein following laser lead extraction to guide left ventricular lead placement

S. Kirubakaran*, Anoop Shetty, Christopher Aldo Rinaldi

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Phrenic nerve stimulation (PNS) is a frequent occurrence in patients implanted with a cardiac resynchronization therapy device. We present a case where identification of the left pericardiophrenic vein, which runs alongside the phrenic nerve, was used to guide left ventricular lead placement in order to minimize the risk of PNS.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)914-915
Number of pages2
JournalEUROPACE
Volume14
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2012

Keywords

  • PHRENIC STIMULATION
  • COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY

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