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JACC: Case Reports

Volume 1, Issue 3, October 2019, Pages 387-390
JACC: Case Reports

Mini-Focus Issue: EP and Devices
Case Report: Clinical Case
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in a Chagasic Patient With Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava

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Abstract

This report describes the case of a woman with Chagas' cardiomyopathy with severe left ventricular dysfunction and persistent left superior vena cava who presented with episodes of syncope without prodromes and who was referred for cardiac resynchronization therapy. Despite this venous anomaly, electrodes were safely positioned in suitable locations. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)

Key Words

cardiac resynchronization
Chagas’ disease
coronary sinus

Abbreviations and Acronyms

CRT
cardiac resynchronization therapy
PLSVC
persistent left superior vena cava

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