Population
A patient with an unremoved, unwanted pacemaker lead
Design
Case_report
Authors
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Alerts clinicians to rare embolic risks from retained leads; case report leaves open optimal extraction strategies.
Highlights a rare but severe complication of retained pacemaker leads causing cerebral embolism via interatrial septum perforation.
BÖHM et al. (1998) studied this question.
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