PMID: 9171280May 1, 1997Paper

External jugular vein approach for percutaneous right ventricular biopsy

The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation : the Official Publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation
A S AndersonT Feldman

Abstract

A technique of external jugular venous cannulation for right ventricular endomyocardial biopsy is described. This often underused approach for venous access warrants consideration in patients at high risk for bleeding complications, pneumothorax, or difficult internal jugular access who require biopsy.

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