Successful transjugular extraction of a lead in front of the anterior scalene muscle by using snare technique

The incidence of cardiovascular implantable electronic device infection is increasing. We report a case of and successful device removal in a 79-year-old man with implantable cardioverter-defibrillator infection. Right phrenic nerve paralysis was evident on chest radiography. The lead was in front o...

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Main Authors: Ayako Okada, MD, Kazunori Aizawa, MD, Takeshi Tomita, MD, Kouji Yoshie, MD, Takahiro Takeuchi, MD, Morio Shoda, MD, Uichi Ikeda, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-08-01
Series:Journal of Arrhythmia
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1880427614001872