Preferred Label : Temporary Transvenous Pacing Wire Placement;
NCIt related terms : Insertion of a temporary transvenous pacing wire;
NCIt definition : Placement of a short-term pacing wire via a central vein to correct for inconsistent
and/or ineffective electric impulses to the heart.;
Alternative definition : ACC/AHA: Temporary transvenous pacing wire was inserted. Indications for temporary
transvenous pacing are similar to indications for permanent pacing. Typically, temporary
transvenous pacing is performed via a pacing wire placed in the RV from a central
venous access site.;
NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL1905049;
Origin ID : C191469;
UMLS CUI : C5784501;
Semantic type(s)
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