Totally Peripheral Approach for ICD Lead Vegetation Removal in a GUCH patient.

AngioVac system (AngioDynamics, Latham, NY) has already proved to be a useful tool in the treatment of thrombotic and endocarditic formations concerning the venous district. Herein, the AngioVac aspiration system combined with the bidirectional rotational Evolution mechanical sheath lead extraction was used for an effective and safety cardiac-device-related-infective-endocarditis removal in a GUCH patient through a totally peripheral approach. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.