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Highlights a rare complication of transvenous lead extraction (broken electrode causing pulmonary embolism) and its management via the femoral vein.
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.
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