https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2021.2048
A challenging pacemaker implantation in the presence of a giant right coronary aneurysm compressing the right atrium
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Giant coronary artery aneurysm is an uncommon disease, treated with surgical intervention or percutaneous coil embolization. A thrombosed aneurysm can cause extrinsic compression on the cardiac chambers, with potential hemodynamic effects and may cause problems when we need to implant a cardiac device. We present a case of difficult pacemaker implantation in a patient with 3 syncopes, first-degree AV block and complete left bundle branch block on electrocardiogram. The patient presented a giant aneurysm of the right coronary artery (85 x 90 mm), thrombosed, with right atrial compression. The pacemaker implantation was hampered by the difficulty of passing the lead through the compressed right atrium; indeed, only with simultaneous echocardiographic and fluoroscopic guidance, was it possible to complete the procedure. This case demonstrates the utility of echocardiogram, in particular settings, in cardiac stimulation procedures.
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Maffè, Stefano, Paola Paffoni, Luca Bergamasco, Eleonora Prenna, Giulia Careri, Emanuela Facchini, Lara Baduena, Nicolò Franchetti Pardo, and Pierfranco Dellavesa. 2021. “A Challenging Pacemaker Implantation in the Presence of a Giant Right Coronary Aneurysm Compressing the Right Atrium”. Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease 92 (2). https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2021.2048.
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