Abstract:There is little information on venous patency after pacing leads are inserted in veins during pacemaker or implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) implantation. Herein we present a report on venous patency during the immediate postoperative period after permanent pacemaker or ICD implantation.Subjects and Methods: Twenty-five patients underwent a permanent pacemaker or ICD implantation by venous puncture method, and venography was performed 1 week later. We assessed the pacemaker-implantation side, approa… Show more
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