Thrombosis of the coronary sinus due to right endo-ventricular stimulation

Veyre, B.; Saint-Pierre, A.; Loire, R.; Perrin, A.

Archives des Maladies du Coeur et des Vaisseaux 69(9): 983-986

1976


ISSN/ISBN: 0003-9683
PMID: 825071
Document Number: 106909
In a patient with a primary cardiomyopathy, anatomical investigation allowed us to find a total old organised thrombosis of the coronary sinus associated with the presence of a right ventricular stimulator of a pacemaker. A brief review of the literature reveals that cardiac thombosis is a surpising and rare complication of a residual intracavitary pacemaker, even if it is located in the coronary sinus.

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