Key result
A 34-year-old permanent pacemaker was successfully extracted from a 79-year-old man who remained asymptomatic without significant pause or bradyarrhythmia during one year of follow-up.
Why the study?
Although implantation rates are escalating, the extraction rate of CIED remains unclear, prompting this report of explanting a 34-year-old permanent pacemaker.
Case Report (n=1)
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This case report highlights the successful explantation of a 34-year-old pacemaker generator in an asymptomatic patient who defaulted follow-up for three decades.
Background: Cardiovascular implantable electronic device (CIED) was first implanted in 1958 and since then, the implantation rate is escalating for various indication mainly symptomatic bradyarrhythmia. However, extraction rate of CIED remained unclear and we reported an interesting case of explanting a 34-year-old permanent pacemaker. Case Report: A 79-year-old gentleman with a Teletronic's permanent pacemaker who defaulted his routine follow up for three decades presented to our center and underwent uneventful removal of his device. Post removal of CIED, he was monitored for a year and remained asymptomatic. Conclusion: Patients need to be educated on post-implantation pacemaker care.
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Firdaus et al. (2021) conducted a case report in Cardiovascular implantable electronic device (CIED) extraction (n=1). Extraction of permanent pacemaker was evaluated on Clinical outcome post-extraction. A 34-year-old permanent pacemaker was successfully extracted from a 79-year-old man who remained asymptomatic without significant pause or bradyarrhythmia during one year of follow-up.
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