Implantation of VVI epicardial pacemaker through mini-sternotomy in a patient with superior vena cava occlusion after radiotherapy.
POLISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY 2014;
11:69-70. [PMID:
26336398 PMCID:
PMC4283912 DOI:
10.5114/kitp.2014.41935]
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Abstract
The paper presents a case report of a patient with a superior vena cava occlusion and post-operational (after the implantation of the aortic valve) atrioventricular block, which required constant stimulation. An epicardial VVI pacemaker was implanted through mini-sternotomy in the lower part of the previous operation field with very satisfactory stimulation parameters. Implantation of a screw-in epicardial lead is in some cases the method of choice, which provides efficient and constant heart stimulation.
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