This editorial reviews techniques for overcoming venous occlusion when implanting new transvenous leads in patients with existing devices.
Vein stenosis or occlusion is a frequent finding in patients with previously-implanted transvenous leads. This editorial describes the different techniques that may be used to overcome this hurdle in case a new lead needs to be implanted, and discusses two case reports in this issue of the journal.
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