TY - JOUR
T1 - Retrosternal lead placement
T2 - an attractive alternative to subcutaneous tunneling
AU - Clarke, Nicholas Stanley
AU - Murthy, Raghav
AU - Jessen, Michael Erik
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017, Indian Association of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgeons.
PY - 2018/7/1
Y1 - 2018/7/1
N2 - Complex lead placement is on the rise. When ipsilateral lead placement is unavailable, a retrosternal approach offers minimal cosmetic defects while minimizing lead injury. A retrosternal technique has yet to be described in the literature. Here, we describe our technique, tricks, and pitfalls to performing such an operation in three patients.
AB - Complex lead placement is on the rise. When ipsilateral lead placement is unavailable, a retrosternal approach offers minimal cosmetic defects while minimizing lead injury. A retrosternal technique has yet to be described in the literature. Here, we describe our technique, tricks, and pitfalls to performing such an operation in three patients.
KW - Chitwood clamp
KW - Complex lead placement
KW - Retrosternal
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85049558757&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s12055-017-0601-3
DO - 10.1007/s12055-017-0601-3
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85049558757
SN - 0970-9134
VL - 34
SP - 402
EP - 405
JO - Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
JF - Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
IS - 3
ER -