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Excimer laser lead extraction was utilized to remove a malfunctioning chronic atrial pacemaker lead ipsilateral to an arteriovenous fistula.
Excimer laser lead extraction is a feasible approach for managing malfunctioning chronic pacemaker leads in patients with an ipsilateral AV fistula.
Device therapy is becoming common in those patients with renal insufficiency. Coexisting need for arteriovenous (AV) fistula placement is often contemplated relative to device placement. We describe the excimer laser lead extraction of a malfunctioning chronic atrial pacemaker lead ipsilateral to an AV fistula.
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Ramirez et al. (2012) studied this question. Excimer laser lead extraction was utilized to remove a malfunctioning chronic atrial pacemaker lead ipsilateral to an arteriovenous fistula.
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