What is the evidence regarding placement of peripherally inserted catheter (PICC) in patients with pacemaker/AICD?

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“Interesting cases. Difficult peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) insertions.” Journal of the Association for Vascular Access 11.2 (2006):70.

Haglund, Nicholas A, et al. “Are peripherally inserted central catheters associated with increased risk of adverse events in status 1B patients awaiting transplantation on continuous intravenous milrinone?.” Journal of cardiac failure 20.9 (2014):630-7.

Sainathan, Sandeep, MargaretHempstead, and ShahriyourAndaz. “A single institution experience of seven hundred consecutively placed peripherally inserted central venous catheters.” The journal of vascular access (2014)

Duan, Xu, et al. “Efficacy and safety of nitroglycerin for preventing venous spasm during contrast-guided axillary vein puncture for pacemaker or defibrillator leads implantation.” Europace 15.4 (2013):566-9.

Bracke, Frank, and AlbertMeijer. “Lead extraction via the femoral artery of a left ventricular pacing lead inserted in the subclavian artery.” Pacing and clinical electrophysiology 26.7 (2003):1544-7.

Mendenhall, G S. “A straightforward, reliable technique for retaining vascular access during lead replacement.” Heart rhythm 8.11 (2011):1812-4.
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