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Active‐Can Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Placement from a Femoral Approach
Author(s) -
GIUDICI MICHAEL C.,
PAUL DEBORAH L.,
MEIERBACHTOL CYNTHIA J.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
pacing and clinical electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1540-8159
pISSN - 0147-8389
DOI - 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2003.t01-1-00185.x
Subject(s) - medicine , implantable cardioverter defibrillator , defibrillation , fixation (population genetics) , cardiology , surgery , population , environmental health
This report describes a case of an active‐can ICD placed in the thigh. A 74‐year‐old man on chronic renal dialysis had no venous access from cephalic, subclavian, or jugular approaches. Using long active‐fixation leads the device was placed from a femoral approach with good sensing, pacing, and defibrillation parameters. (PACE 2003; 26:1297–1298)