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A simpler solution to the old problem of frozen leads
Daniel S Fusco1, Cary S Passik
1Yale New Haven Hospital, and the Yale University School of Medicine, Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology : PACE
|October 30, 2004
Abstract:
Pacemaker generator replacement is usually a straightforward and simple procedure. However, it is occasionally complicated by entrapment of the lead in the header. Solutions to this problem have been described previously. We describe a simpler and safer technique to solve this old problem.