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Jacek Lelakowski1, Andrzej Kutarski, Barbara Małecka
1Department of Electrocardiology, Institute of Cardiology, John Paul II Hospital, Collegium Medicum , Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland.
Archives of Medical Science : AMS
|February 1, 2012
Abstract:
We present a case of a 50-year-old patient with DDD pacing failure who underwent atrial lead extraction. The lead was implanted 15 years ago, and 4 months ago it dislodged into the subclavian vein following a fracture. The lead was removed via the femoral vein approach using a Cook Medical device (Byrd Femoral Workstation, Dotter basket) and pigtail catheter.
