A complication of pacemaker lead extraction: pulmonary embolization of an electrode fragment
2010
A 79-year-old man was referred to our institution for pacemaker-pocket infection, following failed antibiotic treatment. System removal was attempted with mechanical single-sheath lead extraction technique. During removal, the ventricular lead fractured, a distal 3 mm fragment was retained in the intravascular path and migrated to …
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