A NOVEL TECHNIQUE OF PLACING RIGHT VENTRICLE LEADS IN PATIENTS WITH PERSISTENT LEFT SUPERIOR VENA CAVA
Thomas André Brouzet1 (MD, PhD), Laura García-Cano1 (MD), José Luis Ibáñez-Criado1 (MD, PhD), Amaya García-Fernández1 (MD, PhD), Marta Monteagudo-Viana2 (MD, PhD), Juan Gabriel Martínez-Martínez1 (MD, PhD), Alicia Ibáñez-Criado1 (MD, PhD).
1Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Service, Alicante General University Hospital. Alicante Health and Biomedical Research Institute (ISABIAL), Alicante, Spain.
2Cardiology Service, Sant Joan d’Alacant University Hospital. Alicante, Spain.
Dr. Thomas André Brouzet. Institution: Alicante General University Hospital, Spain. E-mail: thomasbrouzet@hotmail.com.
Dra. Laura García-Cano (corresponding author). Institution: Alicante General University Hospital, Spain. Postal address: Calle Pintor Baeza Nº 12 (Alicante, Spain). CP 03010. E-mail: lauracano1@hotmail.com.
Dr. José Luis Ibáñez-Criado. Institution: Alicante General University Hospital, Spain. E-mail: ppluic@hotmail.com.
Dra. Amaya García-Fernández. Institution: Alicante General University Hospital, Spain. E-mail: ama_garcia@hotmail.com.
Dra. Marta Monteagudo-Viana. Institution: Sant Joan d’Alacant University Hospital. Alicante, Spain. E-mail: monvia80@hotmail.com.
Dr. Juan Gabriel Martínez-Martínez. Institution: Alicante General University Hospital, Spain. E-mail: martinez.juangabriel@gmail.com.
Dra. Alicia Ibáñez-Criado. Institution: Alicante General University Hospital, Spain. E-mail: aliciaicriado@gmail.com.
Disclosures : The authors have nothing to disclose.
Funding : This research received no grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.
Patient consent statement : all patients gave their consent after being informed of the purpose of this paper.
Author contributions: LG, TB and JI contributed to the study conception and design. LG and TB contributed to the acquisition of data. LG, TB, and JI had the lead in preparing the manuscript. AG, MM, AI, and JM critically revised the manuscript. TB and LG were involved in the clinical management of the patient. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.