Use of the retained guidewire technique facilitates left ventricular epicardial capture during biventricular defibrillator implantation |
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| Authors: | Sherzer Alex I Feigenblum David Y Pina Jacqueline W Salka Kelly A Simons Grant R |
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| Affiliation: | Division of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Department of Medicine, Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, Englewood, New Jersey 07631, USA. Grant.Simons@EHMC.com |
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| Abstract: | ![]()
We report a case of biventricular implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) insertion in which standard lead placement techniques could not achieve left ventricular capture. Protrusion of the guidewire beyond a venous stenosis provided adequate left ventricular capture. |
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| Keywords: | biventricular pacing defibrillation - ICD |
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