The use of right ventricular pacing to facilitate stent graft deployment in the distal aortic arch: a case report

J Vasc Surg. 2008 Mar;47(3):629-31. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.08.055.

Abstract

Stent graft repair of aortic pathology involving the distal aortic arch requires precise device deployment based on excellent imaging and stable hemodynamics. An inadequate proximal seal may result in a type I endoleak, which may require an additional device or even conversion to open surgery to control. This case report describes transvenous rapid pacing, a safe and reproducible technique to allow precise deployment or balloon dilation of a stent graft in the distal arch or proximal thoracic aorta.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aortic Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Aneurysm / physiopathology
  • Aortic Aneurysm / surgery*
  • Aortic Coarctation / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Coarctation / physiopathology
  • Aortic Coarctation / surgery*
  • Aortography
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / instrumentation*
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis*
  • Cardiac Pacing, Artificial*
  • Catheterization*
  • Female
  • Hemodynamics
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Stents*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Ventricular Function, Right*