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A publication of the Cardiovascular Imaging Department of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology. ISSN (online version): 2675-312XISSN (printed version): 2318-8219
Uma publicação do Departamento de Imagem Cardiovascular da Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia. ISSN (versão on-line): 2675-312XISSN (versão impressa): 2318-8219
DOI: 10.47593/2675-312X/20213402eabc172
Case A 72-year-old woman with hypertension was admitted for sudden cardiac arrest secondary to idiopathic ventricular fibrillation. Cardiac magnetic resonance disclosed a persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) without other cardiovascular abnormalities for which an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) was proposed with left access. Intraoperatively, cephalic vein cannulation placed the wire in the PLSVC that drained in the coronary sinus and subsequently the right atrium. A wide loop maneuver placed the lead tip facing the tricuspid valve, and right ventricle access […]
Keywords: Cardioverter-Defibrillators, Implantable; Magnetic resonance imaging; Ventricular Fibrillation