Abstract
Perioperative temporary pacing was needed in a patient with congenital skeletal malformations and a cardiac conduction disturbance with incomplete trifascicular block. We report the successful placement of the pacemaker electrode through a persistent left superior vena cava (SVC).
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Cron, T.A., Buser, P.T. & Osswald, S. Placement of a temporary pacemaker electrode through a persistent left superior vena cava. Intensive Care Med 24, 639–640 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s001340050630
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