A successful percutaneous retrieval of a fractured pacemaker lead from a segmental pulmonary artery

A rarely reported complication of pacemaker lead extraction is embolization of the pulmonary vasculature by a fragmented lead tip. The tip fractured and migrated to the right pulmonary artery during the extraction, and it was successfully retrieved percutaneously. Percutaneous retrieval is an import...

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Published in:Europace (London, England) England), 2012-04, Vol.14 (4), p.605-605
Main Authors: Guler, Ahmet, Karabay, Can Yucel, Aung, Soe Moe, Pala, Selcuk, Kirma, Cevat
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Device Removal - methods
Electrodes, Implanted
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pacemaker, Artificial
Prosthesis Failure
Pulmonary Artery - surgery
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:A rarely reported complication of pacemaker lead extraction is embolization of the pulmonary vasculature by a fragmented lead tip. The tip fractured and migrated to the right pulmonary artery during the extraction, and it was successfully retrieved percutaneously. Percutaneous retrieval is an important treatment option of an embolized fragmented lead tip as it could sometimes lead to disastrous complications.
ISSN:1099-5129
1532-2092
DOI:10.1093/europace/eur317