Case Report
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World J Clin Cases. Sep 16, 2015; 3(9): 835-837
Published online Sep 16, 2015. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v3.i9.835
Transhepatic venous approach to permanent pacemaker placement in a patient with limited central venous access
Adeel M Siddiqui, Gregory S Harris, Assad Movahed, Karl S Chiang, Mihail G Chelu, Rajasekhar Nekkanti
Adeel M Siddiqui, Department of Internal Medicine, East Carolina School of Medicine, Greenville, NC 27834, United States
Gregory S Harris, Assad Movahed, Mihail G Chelu, Rajasekhar Nekkanti, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, East Carolina Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, NC 27834, United States
Karl S Chiang, Vascular Interventional Radiology, Vidant Medical Center, Greenville, NC 27834, United States
Author contributions: Siddiqui AM, Harris GS and Movahed A designed the report; Chelu MG, Chiang KS and Nekkanti R performed the procedure.
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Correspondence to: Adeel M Siddiqui, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, East Carolina School of Medicine, 115 Heart Drive, Greenville, NC 27834, United States. siddiquia@ecu.edu
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Received: March 10, 2015
Peer-review started: March 12, 2015
First decision: April 27, 2015
Revised: May 15, 2015
Accepted: June 15, 2015
Article in press: June 16, 2015
Published online: September 16, 2015
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Core Tip

Core tip: End-stage renal disease patients pose a great challenge to establish central venous access. In situations when life-saving cardiac procedures are required in such patients, the clinician must use non-traditional venous access sites to perform these procedures. In our case report, we illustrate the novel use of the trans-hepatic venous access route to implant a single-lead permanent cardiac pacemaker in a patient with bradycardia and hypotension. Additionally, we describe the technical challenges associated with this procedure.