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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Management of a patient with multiple device replacements and extractions: When the leadless pacemaker is a viable solution

Giuseppe CoppolaGianfranco CiaramitaroCristina MadaudoLeandro Di CaccamoGabriella TestaEmanuele CastelluccioGuglielmo RizzutiSalvatore TorreGiuseppina NovoAlfredo Ruggero GalassiEgle Corrado

subject

leadlessmicrapacingGeneral MedicineCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicineavblockpacemaker

description

Leadless pacemaker (LPs) is a safe device and the implantation rates of this device is increasing. The device extraction and replacement are today a challenging procedures especially in case of infections, fragile and older patients or in unfavorable venous anatomy; LPs can be a valid alternative strategy in these cases. We report a case of management of a patient with multiple previous device replacements and extractions, with malfunction of transvenous pacemaker and with a fibrous membrane between the walls of the ventricular lead and the superior vena cava (SVC), who underwent a successful LP implantation.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2022-11-09
10.1111/pace.14605https://hdl.handle.net/10447/577902