Blind extrathoracic subclavian venipuncture for pacemaker implant: A 3-year experience in 250 patients

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 11 II, 1998, Pages 2304-2308

  Gardini, Armando ^a,b   Benedini, Giuseppe ^a  

^a Sant' Anna Clinic Institute   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Pacemaker; Subclavian vein

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

AGED; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PHLEBOTOMY; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031785083     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1998.tb01171.x     Document Type: Article

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