Percutaneous extraction of entrapped infective transvenous pacing lead.
Affiliation
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Republic of, Ireland. rizwanazizmenon@hotmail.comIssue Date
2012-02-03T15:10:33ZMeSH
Bradycardia/therapyElectrodes, Implanted/*adverse effects
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Pacemaker, Artificial/*adverse effects
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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2002 Mar;10(1):69-71.Journal
Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annalsPubMed ID
12079978Abstract
A 57-year-old woman had an entrapped infected transvenous pacing lead successfully removed percutaneously with a Dormier basket under fluoroscopy, thus avoiding a major surgical procedure.Language
engISSN
0218-4923 (Print)0218-4923 (Linking)