Percutaneous extraction of transvenous permanent pacemaker/defibrillator leads.

Stylianos ParaskevaidisDimitrios Konstantinou Vassilios Vassilikos Efstratios K TheofillogianakosLilian MantziariAthanasia MegarisiotouIoannis GalitsianosCharalambos Karvounis

Published in: BioMed research international (2014)

In conclusion, percutaneous extraction of transvenous permanent pacemaker/defibrillator leads using dedicated removal tools is both feasible and safe.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
ultrasound guided
cardiac resynchronization therapy
radiofrequency ablation
vena cava
heart failure
left ventricular