Abstract
We report the use of a long wire and introducer as a rail for the laser recanalization of a chronically occluded subclavian vein following extraction of a fractured permanent pacing lead. This allowed new pacing leads to be placed through the previously occluded vessel.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 436-437 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2006 |
Keywords
- Extraction
- Laser
- Pacemaker
- Venous occlusion
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine