Chan Ngai-Yin, Leung Wai-Suen
Department of Medicine & Geriatrics, Princess Margaret Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital Rd., Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, PR China.
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2003 Jan;26(1 Pt 1):112-3. doi: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2003.00161.x.
Venospasm is a recognized complication in right heart catheterization and the reported incidence is 2%. Contrast venography guided axillary vein puncture was a recently described technique for pacemaker lead implantation. This report describes a case of venospasm of the axillary vein during pacemaker implantation.