Permanent Pacing Lead Insertion Through the Cephalic Vein Using an Hydrophilic Guidewire

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2313-2314

  Neri, Roberto ^a   Cesario, Antonio Silvio ^a   Baragli, Daniela ^a   Monti, Francesco ^a   Danisi, Nicola ^a   Glaciale, Gioia ^a   Gambelli, Giancarlo ^a  

^a GB Grassi Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Guidewire technique; Lead insertion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN VEIN; CEPHALIC VEIN; FEMALE; GUIDE WIRE; HEART PACING; HUMAN; HYDROPHILICITY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SAFETY; STANDARD; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AGED; ARM; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; VEINS;

EID: 0346101476     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2003.00365.x     Document Type: Article

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