title: Technique to facilitate open placement of permanent pacing leads through the cephalic vein.
abstract: A technique is described that can facilitate open placement of permanent pacing leads through a difficult or suboptimal cephalic vein using the popular guidewire and peel-apart introducer kits.
mesh_terms: D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / Q000379:methods*; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D005542:Forearm / Q000098:blood supply; D006801:Humans; D014680:Veins