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Erschienen in: Clinical Research in Cardiology 4/2009

01.04.2009 | CLINICAL CORRESPONDENCE

Persistent left superior vena cava: an unusual but conquerable obstacle in device implantation

verfasst von: Dr. Stefan Asbach, Jürgen Biermann, Ulrich Giesler, Tobias Baumann, Manfred Zehender, Christoph Bode, Thomas S. Faber

Erschienen in: Clinical Research in Cardiology | Ausgabe 4/2009

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Sirs: We present two cases of device implantation (a single-chamber implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) and a single chamber pacemaker) in patients with incidental finding of a persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC). …
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Metadaten
Titel
Persistent left superior vena cava: an unusual but conquerable obstacle in device implantation
verfasst von
Dr. Stefan Asbach
Jürgen Biermann
Ulrich Giesler
Tobias Baumann
Manfred Zehender
Christoph Bode
Thomas S. Faber
Publikationsdatum
01.04.2009
Erschienen in
Clinical Research in Cardiology / Ausgabe 4/2009
Print ISSN: 1861-0684
Elektronische ISSN: 1861-0692
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-009-0755-0

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