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An Alternate Site for Pacemaker Placement When Standard Locations Are Not Available
Author(s) -
PARSONNET VICTOR,
CHEEMA ASAD
Publication year - 2004
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 - 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2004.00450.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pulse generator , clavicle , generator (circuit theory) , subclavian vein , latissimus dorsi muscle , cardiology , surgery , electrical engineering , voltage , power (physics) , catheter , physics , quantum mechanics , engineering
In patients with no standard sites available for venous access and pulse generator location, the authors found that tunneling the leads from the jugular vein under the clavicle and placing this pulse generator beneath the latissimus dorsi muscle was a satisfactory alternative.