Transapical approach to optimize left ventricular resynchronization in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Stefano Benussi; Alberto Pozzoli; Orsolya Friedrich; Zsuzsanna Kis; Elisabetta Lapenna; Ottavio Alfieri; Tamas Szili-Torok; Imre Kassai
- Source
- Subject
- medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry
medicine.medical_treatment
Cardiomyopathy
Cardiac resynchronization therapy
Dilated cardiomyopathy
610 Medicine & health
2700 General Medicine
030204 cardiovascular system & hematology
medicine.disease
10020 Clinic for Cardiac Surgery
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
medicine.anatomical_structure
Ventricle
Internal medicine
medicine
Cardiology
In patient
030212 general & internal medicine
Implant
business
Transapical approach
Coronary sinus
- Language
- English
An alternative to coronary sinus implantation for a left ventricular pacing lead is frequently needed for cardiac resynchronization therapy. We have developed a transapical approach to implant an endocardial pacing lead that will reach the most delayed segment of the left ventricle. This method is easily combined with other transapical heart surgeries. After some technological improvement, our technique should offer easier access and better results than other currently available implantation methods.