Bartczak K, Ammer A, Bartczak M, Kaczmarek K, Jaszewski R. CASE REPORTImplantation of VVI epicardial pacemaker through mini-sternotomy in a patient with superior vena cava occlusion after radiotherapy. Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2014;11(1):69-70. doi:10.5114/kitp.2014.41935.
APA
Bartczak, K., Ammer, A., Bartczak, M., Kaczmarek, K., & Jaszewski, R. (2014). CASE REPORTImplantation of VVI epicardial pacemaker through mini-sternotomy in a patient with superior vena cava occlusion after radiotherapy. Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 11(1), 69-70. https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2014.41935
Chicago
Bartczak, Karol, Arkadiusz Ammer, Maciej Bartczak, Krzysztof Kaczmarek, and Ryszard Jaszewski. 2014. "CASE REPORTImplantation of VVI epicardial pacemaker through mini-sternotomy in a patient with superior vena cava occlusion after radiotherapy". Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 11 (1): 69-70. doi:10.5114/kitp.2014.41935.
Harvard
Bartczak, K., Ammer, A., Bartczak, M., Kaczmarek, K., and Jaszewski, R. (2014). CASE REPORTImplantation of VVI epicardial pacemaker through mini-sternotomy in a patient with superior vena cava occlusion after radiotherapy. Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 11(1), pp.69-70. https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2014.41935
MLA
Bartczak, Karol et al. "CASE REPORTImplantation of VVI epicardial pacemaker through mini-sternotomy in a patient with superior vena cava occlusion after radiotherapy." Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, vol. 11, no. 1, 2014, pp. 69-70. doi:10.5114/kitp.2014.41935.
Vancouver
Bartczak K, Ammer A, Bartczak M, Kaczmarek K, Jaszewski R. CASE REPORTImplantation of VVI epicardial pacemaker through mini-sternotomy in a patient with superior vena cava occlusion after radiotherapy. Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2014;11(1):69-70. doi:10.5114/kitp.2014.41935.
The paper presents a case report of a patient with a superior vena cava occlusion and post-operational (after the implantation of the aortic valve) atrioventricular block, which required constant stimulation. An epicardial VVI pacemaker was implanted through mi-ni-sternotomy in the lower part of the previous operation field with very satisfactory stimulation parameters. Implantation of a screw-in epicardial lead is in some cases the method of choice, which provides efficient and constant heart stimulation.
Keywords
screw-in epicardial lead, pacemaker implantation, mini-sternotomy, superior vena cava occlusion
