Hybrid transvenous lead extraction during cardiac surgery for valvular endocarditis.

Yalin YildirimJohannes PetersenTobias TönnisHermann ReichenspurnerSimon Pecha

Published in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2020)

Valvular endocarditis surgery in combination with lead extraction using mechanical rotational sheaths is safe and feasible. It results in a high procedural success rate with prompt infection control by immediate removal of all infected lead materials.

Keyphrases

cardiac surgery
atrial fibrillation
minimally invasive
acute kidney injury
oral anticoagulants
surgical site infection
acute coronary syndrome