Related Experiment Video
Updated: Apr 4, 2026

Non-fluoroscopic Catheter Tracking for Fluoroscopy Reduction in Interventional Electrophysiology
Published on: May 26, 2015
Successful extraction of right ventricular lead remnants using the FlexCath® steerable sheath
Tanyanan Tanawuttiwat1, Alan Cheng1, John Rickard1
1Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1800 Orleans Street, Sheikh Zayed Tower, 7125Q, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA.
Abstract:
In patients undergoing laser lead extraction, incomplete or failed lead removal occur in over 3 % of leads. Because the current available tools have limitations in reaching the right ventricle (RV), the procedure becomes challenging when the lead breaks and its fragments remain lodged in the RV. We describe two cases in which the FlexCath® steerable sheath, normally used in cryoballoon catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation, was useful in directing a bioptome to right ventricular lead fragments and thus allowing for complete lead extraction.
More Related Videos
06:57Ablation of Ischemic Ventricular Tachycardia Using a Multipolar Catheter and 3-dimensional Mapping System for High-density Electro-anatomical Reconstruction
Published on: January 31, 2019
12:45Benefits of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in an Asynchronous Heart Failure Model Induced by Left Bundle Branch Ablation and Rapid Pacing
Published on: December 11, 2017
Related Concept Videos
Cardiac Catheterization III: Left Heart Catheterization
Cardiac Catheterization II: Right Heart Catheterization
Cardiac Catheterization IV: Nursing Management