Modification of the posterior incisions to the vena cava and placement of the septal incision posterior to the orifice of the superior vena cava (SVC) are noted.
Reproduced from: Cheng A, Shah A, Hogue CW. Cardiac electrophysiology: Diagnosis and treatment. In: Kaplan's Cardiac Anesthesia, 6th ed, Kaplan JA, Reich DL, Lake CL, Konstadt SN (Eds), Saunders, Philadelphia 2011. Illustration used with the permission of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.