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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2024

Cephalic Vein Cutdown Is Superior to Subclavian Puncture as Venous Access for Patients with Cardiac Implantable Devices after Long-Term Follow-Up.

Dario Knorr, Dirk Bandorski, Harilaos Bogossian, Konstantinos Iliodromitis, Fabian Schiedat, Zana Karosiene, Dejan Mijic, Bernd Lemke, Melchior Seyfarth, Sabrina Voß and 5 more

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Outcomes of Intravenous Normal Saline Infusion Pre-Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices Versus No Infusion in Fasting.Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc · 2026
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  4. Cardiac implantable electronic device upgrades and downgrades: a Clinical Consensus Statement of the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) of the ESC, the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Association (APHRS), Canadian Heart Rhythm Society (CHRS), Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), and the Latin American Heart Rhythm Society (LAHRS).Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology · 2025
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Dario KnorrDepartment of Cardiology, University Witten/Herdecke, 58455 Witten, Germany.ORCID 0009-0003-6921-1279
Dirk BandorskiFaculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University, 1085 Budapest, Hungary.ORCID 0000-0001-5341-5195
Harilaos BogossianDepartment of Cardiology, University Witten/Herdecke, 58455 Witten, Germany.
Konstantinos IliodromitisDepartment of Cardiology, University Witten/Herdecke, 58455 Witten, Germany.
Fabian SchiedatDepartment of Cardiology and Angiology, Bergmannsheil University Hospitals, Ruhr University of Bochum, 44789 Bochum, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9776-8117
Zana KarosieneDepartment of Cardiology, Elektrophysiology and Angiology, Klinikum Lüdenscheid, 58515 Luedenscheid, Germany.
Dejan MijicDepartment of Cardiology, Elektrophysiology and Angiology, Klinikum Lüdenscheid, 58515 Luedenscheid, Germany.
Bernd LemkeDepartment of Cardiology, Elektrophysiology and Angiology, Klinikum Lüdenscheid, 58515 Luedenscheid, Germany.
Melchior SeyfarthDepartment of Cardiology, University Witten/Herdecke, 58455 Witten, Germany.
Sabrina VoßFaculty of Health, Institute for Medical Biometry and Epidemiology, Witten/Herdecke University, 58455 Witten, Germany.
Stephanie KnippschildFaculty of Health, Institute for Medical Biometry and Epidemiology, Witten/Herdecke University, 58455 Witten, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1645-4475
Assem AweimerDepartment of Cardiology and Angiology, Bergmannsheil University Hospitals, Ruhr University of Bochum, 44789 Bochum, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8134-6905
Markus ZarseDepartment of Cardiology, University Witten/Herdecke, 58455 Witten, Germany.
Axel KloppeDepartment of Cardiology and Angiology, Bergmannsheil University Hospitals, Ruhr University of Bochum, 44789 Bochum, Germany.
Spiridon BotsiosDepartment of Cardiology, University Witten/Herdecke, 58455 Witten, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCephalic vein cutdown (CVC) and subclavian vein puncture (SVP) are the most commonly used access sites for transvenous lead placement of cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs). Limited knowledge exists about the long-term patency of the vascular lumen housing the leads.

methodsAmong the 2703 patients who underwent CIED procedures between 2005 and 2013, we evaluated the phlebographies of 162 patients scheduled for an elective CIED replacement (median of 6.4 years after the first operation). The phlebographies were divided into four stenosis types: Type I = 0%, Type II = 1-69%, Type III = 70-99%, and Type IV = occlusion. Due to the fact that no standardized stenosis categorization exists, experienced physicians in consensus with the involved team made the applied distribution. The primary endpoint was the occurrence of stenosis Type III or IV in the CVC group and in the SVP group.

resultsIn total, 162 patients with venography were enrolled in this study. The prevalence of high-degree stenosis was significantly lower in the CVC group (7/89, 7.8%) than in the SVP group (15/73, 20.5%,

conclusionsThe present study showed that the long-term patency of the subclavian vein is higher after CVC than after SVP for venous access in patients with CIED.

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cephalic vein cutdownCIEDphlebographysubclavian puncturevein occlusion

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PMCPMC10888737

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