Working on the dirty side-the ipsilateral subclavian access for temporary pacing after lead extraction.
David ZweikerFrancesco MelilloGiuseppe D'AngeloAndrea RadinovicAlessandra MarziLorenzo CianfanelliSavino AltizioLuca Rosario LimiteGabriele PaglinoAntonio FronteraKenzaburo NakajimaLuigia BruglieraLorenzo MalatinoPaolo Della BellaPatrizio MazzonePublished in: Journal of arrhythmia (2022)
Temporary pacing using a standard permanent active fixation lead using the ISA is a convenient alternative to conventional venous accesses. However, risks of implanting a lead into a previously infected area have to be taken into account.