Open AccessRetrosternal lead placement: an attractive alternative to subcutaneous tunneling
Author(s) -
Nicholas S. Clarke,
Raghav Murthy,
Michael E. Jessen
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery/indian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.114
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 0973-7723
pISSN - 0970-9134
DOI - 10.1007/s12055-017-0601-3
Subject(s) - lead (geology) , medicine , cardiothoracic surgery , surgery , cardiac surgery , vascular surgery , intensive care medicine , risk analysis (engineering) , geology , geomorphology
Complex lead placement is on the rise. When ipsilateral lead placement is unavailable, a retrosternal approach offers minimal cosmetic defects while minimizing lead injury. A retrosternal technique has yet to be described in the literature. Here, we describe our technique, tricks, and pitfalls to performing such an operation in three patients.