Ultrasound-guided Axillary Vein Puncture in Cardiac Lead Implantation: Time to Move to a New Standard Access?

• Ana Paula Tagliari,
• Adriano Nunes Kochi,
• Bernardo Mastella,
• Rodrigo Petersen Saadi,
• Andres di Leoni Ferrari,
• Luiz Henrique Dussin,
• Leandro de Moura,
• Márcio Rodrigo Martins,
• Eduardo Keller Saadi,
• Carisi Anne Polanczyk

Affiliations

Ana Paula Tagliari

Postgraduate Program in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Sciences, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Hospital São Lucas da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil; University Hospital of Zurich, University of Zurich, Cardiac Surgery Department, Zurich, Switzerland

Adriano Nunes Kochi

Postgraduate Program in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Sciences, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Heart Rhythm Center, Milan, Italy

Bernardo Mastella

Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil

Rodrigo Petersen Saadi

Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil

Andres di Leoni Ferrari

Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Hospital São Lucas da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil

Luiz Henrique Dussin

Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Hospital São Lucas da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil

Leandro de Moura

Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Hospital São Lucas da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil

Márcio Rodrigo Martins

Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Hospital São Lucas da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil

Eduardo Keller Saadi

Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Hospital São Lucas da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil

Carisi Anne Polanczyk

Postgraduate Program in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Sciences, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Cardiology Department, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil