Ventricular Pacing via the Coronary Sinus in a Patient with a Mechanical Tricuspid Valve Prosthesis

Implantation of a transvenous endocardial pacing lead in the right ventricle is contra-indicated after mechanical tricuspid valve replacement; therefore a surgical approach to the epicardium is usually required. This case report describes ventricular pacing via a branch of the coronary sinus in a pa...

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Main Authors: Janice Swampillai, MD, Spencer C. Heald, MD, Gerard P. Devlin, MD, Martin K. Stiles, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Arrhythmia
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1880427611800372