Placement of two transvenous permanent pacemaker leads in a single vein. Report of two cases
Karim, A.M.; Singh, S.H.; Pantazopoulos, J.
Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 77(4): 626-628
1979
ISSN/ISBN: 0022-5223 PMID: 423597 Document Number: 145100
In two cases of permanent transvenous pacemaker failure, the defective pacing electrode could not be removed. A second pacing electrode was placed in the same vein to avoid an additional operation. To our knowledge, this simple and effective procedure has not been previously reported.
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