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Inferior Vena Cava Approach to Permanent Pacemaker Implantation
Author(s) -
BRUECK MARTIN,
BANDORSKI DIRK,
KRAMER WILFRIED,
RAUBER KLAUS
Publication year - 2007
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.1540-8159.2007.00759.x
Subject(s) - medicine , permanent pacemaker , inferior vena cava , surgery , cardiac pacemaker , superior vena cava , vena cava , cardiac pacing , cardiology
A 89‐year‐old woman required permanent pacemaker implantation because of symptomatic bradyarrhythmia with multiple falls and repeated fractures. Because of the obstruction of the thoracic veins and infection of both groins, an alternative approach via directly punctured inferior vena cava was performed. At follow‐up, the patient remained well with an excellent symptomatic response to pacing. The method seems simple to perform and is an alternative when the usual pectoral implantation site is inaccessible.