An Uncommon Dilemma: Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Patients with Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava Draining into the Coronary Sinus.

J Atr Fibrillation

Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Electrophysiology Section, Ross Heart Hospital, The Wexner Medical Center at the Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA.

Published: October 2020

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