Removal of the broken part of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator's electrode causing pulmonary embolism via femoral vein
oleh: Cemil Zencir, Mithat Selvi, Huseyin Elbi, Mustafa Cetin, Hasan Gungor, Cagdas Akgullu, Muharrem Ismail Badak
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Elsevier 2015-12-01 |
Deskripsi
A 66-year-old patient with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy underwent transvenous extraction of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator. The distal part of the electrode was broken during manual traction through the left subclavian vein. In the present case, we showed a rare complication of transvenous lead extraction and its management.