"Ghost", a Well-Known but Not Fully Explained Echocardiographic Finding during Transvenous Lead Extraction: Clinical Significance.
Dorota NowosieleckaWojciech JachecAnna PolewczykŁukasz TułeckiPaweł StefańczykAndrzej KutarskiPublished in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2022)
The degree of growth and maturation of scar tissue surrounding the lead was the strongest factor leading to the development of both types of ghosts. The presence of either form of ghost did not affect long-term survival even after TLE indicated for infection.