A technique utilizing a steerable hydrophilic guidewire for permanent pacemaker implantation.
We report the use of a steerable hydrophilic guidewire for permanent pacemaker implantation. This wire, previously used for peripheral vascular and cardiac angiography, is able to be steered and passed in many situations when a standard guidewire cannot be used. We report three cases where the standard J-tipped guidewire could not be passed by either the cephalic or subclavian route and the hydrophilic guidewire allowed for successful atraumatic placement of a sheath and pacemaker lead.
Stamato
N J
NJ
Midwest Cardiovascular Institute, Midwest Heart Research Foundation, Lombard.
O'Toole
M F
MF
Valguisti
E
E
Enger
E L
EL
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation; D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial