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Dual countertraction for extraction of abandoned leads with severe lead-to-lead adhesion.

Masahiro TobaToshihiro NasuNobuyoshi NekomiyaRyo ItasakaTakao MakinoHisashi Yokoshiki
Published in: Journal of arrhythmia (2021)
Note that firm adhesion between the atrial lead near the proximal electrode and the ventricular lead is present. Simultaneous application of countertraction from the femoral and jugular workstation, i.e. dual countertraction, liberated the two leads from the adhesion.
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