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CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY (CRT) SYSTEM WITH IMPLANTATION OF TWO LEFT VENTRICULAR ELECTRODES IN A PATIENT WITH IDIOPATHIC DILATIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY

Case Report

Authors: Sv. Iovev, Y. Dzhorgova, B. Slavchev, M. Stoilova
UNSHAT “St. Ekaterina” – Sofia

Author for contacts: Sv. Yovev, MU – Sofia, Clinic of Cardiology, Department of Electrocardiostimulation and Electrocardiophysiology, UNSHAT “St. Ekaterina”, 52A Pencho Slaveikov Blvd. – Sofia, Bulgaria; tel: +359 2 915 97 24, e-mail: sviovev@yahoo.com

Abstract

We present a clinical case of a 54-year-old woman with а successfully implanted cardiac resynchronization therapy system – CRT–P, who suffered a spontaneous perforation of the right ventricle electrode 36 hours after the procedure, followed by an emergency thoracotomy.

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