Percutaneous Laser Lead Extraction of an Inadvertently Placed Left-Sided Pacemaker Lead

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2017 Apr;31(2):663-668. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2016.05.007. Epub 2016 May 4.

Authors

Justin Pollock¹, Travis Pollema², Victor Pretorius², Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green², Brett Cronin²

Affiliations

¹ Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA. Electronic address: justin.pollock3@gmail.com.
² Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA.

PMID: 27569825
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2016.05.007

No abstract available

Keywords: approach; complications; laser lead extraction; pacemaker leads; percutaneous.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Atrioventricular Block / diagnostic imaging
Atrioventricular Block / surgery*
Defibrillators, Implantable / adverse effects*
Defibrillators, Implantable / microbiology
Device Removal / methods*
Electrodes, Implanted / adverse effects*
Electrodes, Implanted / microbiology
Equipment Contamination*
Humans
Male