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Figure 3 Operative photograph of robotic left ventricular lead placement. The pericardium is divided posterior to the phrenic nerve exposing the obtuse marginal (OM) vessels on the posterolateral wall of the left ventricle. A two-turn, helical screw-in lead is being placed by the console surgeon.
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