Percutaneous retrieval of a knotted provisional pacemaker using proximal electrode cut off and distal end snaring

Percutaneous retrieval of a knotted provisional pacemaker using proximal electrode cut off and distal end snaring

Although provisional pacemaker implantation can safely be done in many cases, a rare complication such as knotted electrode has been described, especially when the procedure is performed without fluoroscopy guidance. We describe a case of knot creation in a provisional pacemaker which was successful...

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Main Authors: Mohsen Mohandes, Natalia Rodríguez, Francisco Fernández, Cristina Moreno, Oscar Palazón, Alfredo Bardaj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Heart Views
Subjects:
Knot
provisional pacemaker
snare
Online Access:http://www.heartviews.org/article.asp?issn=1995-705X;year=2017;volume=18;issue=2;spage=50;epage=53;aulast=Mohandes

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