Handheld ultrasound device-guided axillary vein access for pacemaker and defibrillator implantation

Biagio Sassone; Enrico Bertagnin; Giuseppe Simeti; Santo Virzì

doi:10.4081/vl.2023.11641

Authors

Biagio Sassone
biagio.sassone@unife.it
Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara; Cardiothoracic Vascular Department, Division of Cardiology, SS.ma Annunziata Hospital and Delta Hospital, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale di Ferrara, Italy.
Enrico Bertagnin Cardiothoracic Vascular Department, Division of Cardiology, SS.ma Annunziata Hospital and Delta Hospital, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale di Ferrara, Italy. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6335-2597
Giuseppe Simeti Cardiothoracic Vascular Department, Division of Cardiology, SS.ma Annunziata Hospital and Delta Hospital, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale di Ferrara, Italy. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2802-1041
Santo Virzì Cardiothoracic Vascular Department, Division of Cardiology, SS.ma Annunziata Hospital and Delta Hospital, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale di Ferrara, Italy. https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9330-1536

While ultrasound assistance for accessing the axillary vein has been established as a reliable method for cardiac pacemaker and cardioverter-defibrillator leads implantation, there is a lack of information regarding the utilization of portable handheld ultrasound devices within this context. We describe our experience with the systematic use of a pocket-sized handheld ultrasound device during the implantation of transvenous cardiovascular implantable electronic devices.

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Sassone, B., Bertagnin, E., Simeti, G., & Virzì, S. (2023). Handheld ultrasound device-guided axillary vein access for pacemaker and defibrillator implantation. Veins and Lymphatics, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.4081/vl.2023.11641