Europace Advance Access originally published online on January 9, 2006
Europace 2006 8(2):144-146; doi:10.1093/europace/euj025
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Cardiac resynchronization via the femoral vein: a novel method in cases with contraindications to the pectoral approach
Department of Cardiology Good Hope Hospital, Sutton Coldfield UK ; Department of Cardiology St Peters Hospital, Chertsey UK
We describe a case involving biventricular pacemaker implantation via the right femoral vein in a patient where subclavian vein access was not possible.
Key Words: Cardiac resynchronization, Biventricular pacemaker, Femoral vein
Corresponding author. E-mail address: francisco.leyva{at}goodhope.nhs.uk