An alternate site for pacemaker placement when standard locations are not available.
In patients with no standard sites available for venous access and pulse generator location, the authors found that tunneling the leads from the jugular vein under the clavicle and placing this pulse generator beneath the latissimus dorsi muscle was a satisfactory alternative.
Division of Surgical Research and the Pacemaker Center Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, New Jersey 07112, USA. vpace@comcast.net
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