Leadless Pacemaker Implantation from the Jugular Vein Ipsilateral to the Dialysis Catheter: Last Resort for Patients with Limited Vascular Routes

Yuto Iioka; Hiro Yamasaki; Tomoko Ishizu

doi:10.1016/j.cjca.2024.03.006

Leadless Pacemaker Implantation from the Jugular Vein Ipsilateral to the Dialysis Catheter: Last Resort for Patients with Limited Vascular Routes

Can J Cardiol. 2024 Mar 15:S0828-282X(24)00206-X. doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2024.03.006. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Yuto Iioka¹, Hiro Yamasaki², Tomoko Ishizu¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.
² Department of Cardiology, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan. Electronic address: hyamasaki@md.tsukuba.ac.jp.

PMID: 38494120
DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2024.03.006

Abstract

In patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), bloodstream infections and vascular access problems are frequently encountered, and patient management is critical if a cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) infection develops in a pacing-dependent patient. Here, we describe a case of an ESRD patient with a device infection in whom a leadless pacemaker (LP) implantation from the jugular vein ipsilateral to the dialysis catheter (DC) was successful.

Keywords: dialysis catheter; jugular approach; leadless pacemaker.

Publication types

Case Reports