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Percutaneous extraction shows feasibility for transvenous pacing leads perforating the heart, pericardium, and pleura.
Describes the percutaneous removal of a transvenous pacing lead that had perforated the heart, pericardium, and pleura.
May support percutaneous extraction in select perforations; leaves open safety, efficacy, and role versus surgery.
Percutaneous removal of transvenous pacing lead perforating the heart, pericardium, and pleura.L S Deutsch, H Dang, J C Brandon, R Ott, B Allen and C FutermanAudio Available | Share
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Deutsch et al. (1991) studied this question. Percutaneous removal is a feasible technique for extracting a transvenous pacing lead that has perforated the heart, pericardium, and pleura.
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