D. Antonelli et al., Failure of left-sided implantable cardioverter defibrillator implantation due to absence of left brachiocephalic vein, PACE, 22(12), 1999, pp. 1842-1843
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3
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems","Cardiovascular & Hematology Research
Implantation of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator by the transvenou
s approach was impossible from the left side in a patient with an absence o
f the left brachiocephalic vein; the left subclavian vein was connected by
a large left superior intercostal vein to the accessory hemiazygos vein tha
t joined the azygos vein; then the blood flowed into the superior vena cava
. Implantation was successfully attempted using the right-sided venous acce
ss.