Implantation of VVI pacemaker in a patient with dextrocardia, persistent left superior vena cava, and sick sinus syndrome: A case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dextrocardia, or right-lying heart, is an uncommon congenital heart disease in which the apex of the heart is located on the right side of chest. Persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVA) is a rare venous anomaly that is often associated with the abnormalities of cardiac transduction system. A case with combination of dextrocardia, persistent left superior vena cava, and sick sinus syndrome has not been reported.

Methods

We used different techniques including cardiac color Doppler echocardiography, 24-hour Holter monitoring, and abdominal ultrasound to make a diagnosis and treated the patient by implanting a VVI pacemaker.

Results

A 50-year-old woman was admitted with a syncope. Angiography of the right atrium and superior vena cava, echocardiography, elec

SUBMITTER: Guo G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5293471 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature