Rescue operation retrieving an incorrectly implanted cardiac event recorder from the left main pulmonary artery
Koen Selten1, Ali Aljalloud1, Rüdiger Autschbach1
1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Uniklinik RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany.
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
|July 31, 2020
Abstract:
Continuous heart rhythm monitoring with cardiac event recorders is increasing in clinical practice and may be helpful in diagnosing a wide range of disorders and pathologies. This case study describes the case of an 80-year-old female patient with a medical history of previous cardiac surgery in which a cardiac event recorder had to be retrieved from the left main pulmonary artery.
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