Abstract
Coronary sinus ostial atresia is rare and usually not clinically relevant, but it should be noted in cases of cardiac resynchronization therapy. A rare case of successful left ventricular lead implantation for cardiac resynchronization therapy via the left superior vena cava in a patient with coronary sinus ostial atresia is reported. The persistent left superior vena cava associated with these cases tends to be smaller than usual in its diameter and difficult to identify, since the direction of venous drainage is reversed. Therefore, in the present case, it was useful to use a small-diameter, soft inner catheter as a guiding catheter to perform selective imaging and avoid vascular injury. In addition, it appeared to be important to plan the surgical strategy using prior imaging information, since it would be difficult to obtain the backup needed for lead insertion. 〈Learning objective: Cardiac resynchronization therapy via the left superior vena cava with coronary sinus ostial atresia is generally possible without problems if prior imaging information is available, such as three-dimensional computed tomography and the venous phase of coronary angiography. It is important to determine whether there is a persistent left superior vena cava before the procedure. Thromboprophylaxis remains controversial in this situation.〉
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