Lead astray: minimally invasive removal of a pacing lead in the left ventricle
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Benefits of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in an Asynchronous Heart Failure Model Induced by Left Bundle Branch Ablation and Rapid Pacing
Published on: December 11, 2017
Chadwick W Stouffer1, Michael S Shillingford, William M Miles
1Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA. chadwick.stouffer@surgery.ufl.edu
Abstract:
Pacemaker and implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) leads are placed routinely with few notable complications. A rarely described complication of transvenous lead placement is malpositioning into the left ventricle. This situation can cause additional complications in the form of thromboembolic events. We present a case of a malpositioned left ventricular lead that was successfully removed with a minimally invasive technique.

