Successful pacemaker implantation using left bundle branch area pacing in a patient with dextrocardia: A case report
Yoshiro Tsuruta1, Toshihiko Goto1, Yomei Sakurai1
1Department of Cardiology Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences Nagoya Japan.
Journal of Arrhythmia
|June 20, 2025
Abstract
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The left image shows an intraoperative fluoroscopic view with left-right inversion, and the right image is a postoperative noncontrast CT. Both demonstrate the right ventricular lead positioned in the interventricular septum.
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complete atrioventricular blockdextrocardialeft bundle branch area pacingpacemakerstylet‐driven leadsMore Related Videos
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