Placement of two transvenous permanent pacemaker leads in a single vein. Report of two cases.
In two cases of permanent transvenous pacemaker failure, the defective pacing electrode could not be removed. A second pacing electrode was placed in the same vein to avoid an additional operation. To our knowledge, this simple and effective procedure has not been previously reported.
D000368:Aged; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000628:therapy*; D001919:Bradycardia / Q000628:therapy; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / Q000379:methods*; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D005260:Female; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006327:Heart Block / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011859:Radiography; D014680:Veins / Q000601:surgery