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Jugular pacing lead extraction with laser sheath: a case report.
Marco RacheliManuel CeriniAlessandro LipariAntonio CurnisMohamed A. MetwallyNicola BerlinghieriCarlo PagnoniGiuseppe CoppolaLivio Dei CasLuca Bontempisubject
medicine.medical_specialtyPacemaker ArtificialProsthesis-Related Infectionslaw.inventionlawPhysiology (medical)Jugular veinlead extracion laser sheatMedicineHumansLead (electronics)Device RemovalEndocarditisbusiness.industryLasersCardiac Pacing ArtificialMiddle AgedStaphylococcal InfectionsLaserSettore MED/11 - Malattie Dell'Apparato CardiovascolareSurgeryCardiothoracic surgeryFluoroscopyFemaleJugular VeinsCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinebusinessLead extractiondescription
Over the past 20 years, the number of patients with pacemakers (PM) or implantable cardioverter defibrillators has risen markedly; consequently, an increasing number of lead-removal procedures have become necessary. A 64-year-old woman presenting with an infected device pocket and positive bacterial cultures ( Staphylococcus aureus ) was admitted to our department for lead removal; in 1991, she underwent VVI PM implantation for atrioventricular II degree Mobitz 1 block, and a unipolar lead was introduced via the left jugular vein. The procedure was performed in our Electrophysiology Lab with a cardiac surgeon on standby, using an excimer laser system emitting the energy at the tip of a flexible, fibre-optic 12 F sheath, developed by Spectranetics, Inc., Colorado Springs, CO, USA.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-01-01 | Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology |