Coronary Vein Angioplasty with Noncompliant Balloon for Resistant Coronary Vein Stenosis During Left Ventricular Lead Implantation

This report describes a patient who underwent cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) in the setting of a severe stenosis in the lateral coronary vein that prevented passage of a left ventricular lead. The stenosis was unresponsive to standard compliant balloon dilatation but was successfully treate...

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Published inPacing and clinical electrophysiology Vol. 31; no. 2; pp. 251 - 252
Main Authors CHAUHAN, KETUL, SAYAD, DANY, BOWERMAN, RICHARD, BAROLD, S. SERGE
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Malden, USA Blackwell Publishing Inc 01.02.2008
Subjects
Angioplasty, Balloon - methods
cardiac pacing
Cardiac Pacing, Artificial - methods
cardiac resynchronization
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Stenosis - therapy
coronary vein stenosis
Electrodes, Implanted
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pacemaker, Artificial
venoplasty
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Summary:This report describes a patient who underwent cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) in the setting of a severe stenosis in the lateral coronary vein that prevented passage of a left ventricular lead. The stenosis was unresponsive to standard compliant balloon dilatation but was successfully treated with a noncompliant balloon. Venoplasty with noncompliant balloon should be considered for resistant coronary vein stenosis encountered during CRT device implantation.
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ISSN:0147-8389
1540-8159
DOI:10.1111/j.1540-8159.2007.00978.x