Jugular pacing lead extraction with laser sheath: a case report.
Europace
; 12(3): 447-8, 2010 Mar.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20047926
ABSTRACT
Over the past 20 years, the number of patients with pacemakers (PM) or implantable cardioverter defibrillators has risen markedly; consequently, an increasing number of lead-removal procedures have become necessary. A 64-year-old woman presenting with an infected device pocket and positive bacterial cultures (Staphylococcus aureus) was admitted to our department for lead removal; in 1991, she underwent VVI PM implantation for atrioventricular II degree Mobitz 1 block, and a unipolar lead was introduced via the left jugular vein. The procedure was performed in our Electrophysiology Lab with a cardiac surgeon on standby, using an excimer laser system emitting the energy at the tip of a flexible, fibre-optic 12 F sheath, developed by Spectranetics, Inc., Colorado Springs, CO, USA.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Marca-Passo Artificial
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Infecções Relacionadas à Prótese
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Remoção de Dispositivo
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Endocardite
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Europace
Assunto da revista:
CARDIOLOGIA
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FISIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Itália