A 64-year-old male with standard indication for CRT was referred to our institution for a CRT-D implantation. Unfortunately, intubation of the CS was not possible. TEE showed a congenital CS anomaly with complete drainage of the CS into the left atrium.
Because of contra-indication for general anaesthesia and thus for surgical epicardial implantation, we proposed to implant the LV lead by a transseptal approach.
After the patient had given his consent, a transseptal puncture was performed via the right femoral vein. A conventional screw-in lead was implanted at the laterobasal segment of the LV using a deflectable catheter guide introduced via the left subclavian vein through the transseptal puncture. Post-implantation parameters of the LV lead were acceptable: pacing threshold 0.7 V-0.4 ms, impedance 435 ohms, R wave amplitude 5 mvolts. Right ventricular and right atrium leads were then implanted (fig 1)