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Muhammad R Afzal1, Anish Nadkarni1, Sapan Bhuta1
1Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Wexner Medical Center at the Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA.
Abstract:
Persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) is the most common congenital thoracic venous anomaly, with 0.47% of patients undergoing pacemaker or cardiac implantable device placement found to have PLSVC. This review article describes challenges and interventions to successfully insert cardiac implantable electronic device leads into patients with PLSVC by providing multiple unique case examples.

