Crt leads

I had my crt -d implanted today The dr could not install the 3rd wire at this time. Said he will try again at a later date.

 

Anyone else had this happen?

 

 

2 Comments

third lead

by ROBO Pop - 2018-08-21 18:08:01

The third lead (left ventricle) actually gets fed into the artery on the outside back of the left ventricle. There is a wicked branch in there that is difficult to navigate the lead into properly. They were able to do mine successfully all three times but the surgeon did say it was a real challenge. First one pulled out after 10 days and was reseated then I got an infection and everything had to be replaced. Anyway it can be a challenge. Good luck on getting that resolved.

It happens...

by tjl123 - 2018-08-22 10:59:49

My ep told me that it can be a problem but that it wasn’t the most important part if they couldn’t get it in...mine went in ok but if it hadn’t we were just not going to worry about it...you can google it and get some info...I think you are ok...

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