Journal: Journal of Clinical Medicine
Article Title: Using Upper Arm Vein as Temporary Pacemaker Access Site: A Next Step in Minimizing the Invasiveness of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
doi: 10.3390/jcm13030651
Figure Lengend Snippet: Example of a temporary pacing lead in a left upper arm vein. Upper left : Ultrasound-guided visualization of the vein for temporary pacemaker access. Asterisk denotes the vein. Upper right : 5F temporary pacing lead inserted through a 6F sheath in a left upper arm vein. Lower : Angiographic visualization of the temporary pacing lead trajectory from a left upper arm vein to right ventricular apex.
Article Snippet: In patients in whom an upper arm vein was used as the pacemaker access site, a floating 5F pacemaker electrode (Pacel Bipolar Pacing Catheter; Abbott) was inserted through a 6F sheath in an upper arm vein (left or right, at the operator’s discretion) ( ).
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