The femoral route revisited: An alternative for pectoral pacing lead implantation

Netherlands Heart Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 42-44

  Bracke, F A ^a   Ozdemir, I ^a   Van Gelder, B ^a  

^a CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Artificial; Cardiac pacing; Femoral vein; Pacing leads; Technique; Venous access

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CARDIOVASCULAR EQUIPMENT; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; HEART PACING; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; PHLEBOGRAPHY;

EID: 77149165729     PISSN: 15685888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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