Open AccessSafety and Effectiveness of Placement of Pacemaker Leads for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in the Axillary Vein by Double Target‐guided Venipuncture
Author(s) -
Kawakami Toru,
Haruta Seiichi,
Kouno Hiroki,
Takebayashi Hideo,
Akanuma Hiroshi,
Okamoto Kenzou,
Ohashi Norihiko,
Sahara Shinji,
Ida Jun,
Yamazato Ryo,
Taguchi Takahiro,
Obata Syougo,
Mukai Syougo,
Shimakura Tadayuki
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of arrhythmia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.463
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1883-2148
pISSN - 1880-4276
DOI - 10.1016/s1880-4276(06)80006-2
Subject(s) - venipuncture , medicine , cardiac resynchronization therapy , axillary vein , subclavian vein , lead (geology) , incidence (geometry) , vein , cardiology , surgery , heart failure , ejection fraction , thrombosis , catheter , physics , geomorphology , optics , geology
Background: The increasing incidence of damage to pacemaker leads for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT. is an emerging problem that should be prevented. The extrathoracic venipuncture approach has been suggested as a technique for venous access to avoid the problem. Methods and Results: 10 patients had pacemaker lead placement for CRT using the double target method. The lead was inserted in the extrathoracic portion of the subclavian and/or axillary veins without complications in all of the patients. Conclusion: This approach achieves accurate, safe, and speedy extrathoracic venipuncture and is especially suitable for multiple lead placements for CRT.