Europace Advance Access originally published online on October 6, 2009
Europace 2009 11(12):1718-1720; doi:10.1093/europace/eup280
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CASE REPORTS
Unsuccessful left ventricular lead implantation in two first-degree relatives. Is the coronary venous anatomy similar in both cases?
ziak
Kwiatek
owskaInstitute of Cardiology, Alpejska 42, Warszawa 04-628, Poland
We reported on two unsuccessful implantations of the left ventricular lead in two first-degree relatives due to inability to cannulate the coronary sinus (CS). The anatomy of the coronary venous system investigated by means of dual source computed tomography showed several similarities in both patients: narrowing of the proximal part of CS and a small number of CS tributaries.
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