TY - JOUR
T1 - Extraction of Chronically Infected Transvenous Pacemaker Leads
T2 - Report of an Unusual Problem
AU - Colosimo, L. R.
AU - Lawrie, G. M.
AU - Roehm, J. O.
AU - Debakey, M. E.
PY - 1983/5
Y1 - 1983/5
N2 - This is a report of a patient with an impacted, chronically infected transvenous pacemaker lead whose management was complicated by the presence of a functioning contralateral transvenous pacemaker. Treatment included sustained traction on the infected lead, a left subcostal thoracofomy for placement of new sutureless epicardial leads, and retrograde right iliac vein cannula‐tion for final snare removal of the mobilized lead. The patient is currently free of infection, and has normal pacemaker function.
AB - This is a report of a patient with an impacted, chronically infected transvenous pacemaker lead whose management was complicated by the presence of a functioning contralateral transvenous pacemaker. Treatment included sustained traction on the infected lead, a left subcostal thoracofomy for placement of new sutureless epicardial leads, and retrograde right iliac vein cannula‐tion for final snare removal of the mobilized lead. The patient is currently free of infection, and has normal pacemaker function.
KW - impacted transvenous leads
KW - infected pacemakers
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1983.tb05308.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1983.tb05308.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 6191305
AN - SCOPUS:0020758977
SN - 0147-8389
VL - 6
SP - 648
EP - 650
JO - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology
JF - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology
IS - 3
ER -