The internal jugular vein as an alternative venous access for a revision of a fractured implantable cardioverter-defibrillator lead

  • Pae, Jong Yop (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center) ;
  • Kim, Yoon-Nyun (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center) ;
  • Do, Min Young (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center) ;
  • Park, Hyoung-Seob (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center) ;
  • Han, Seongwook (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center) ;
  • Hur, Seung-Ho (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center) ;
  • Choi, Sae-Young (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center)
  • Received : 2015.07.13
  • Accepted : 2015.08.18
  • Published : 2017.03.01

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Acknowledgement

Grant : Development for IT.SW industrial convergence original technology

Supported by : Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning

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