Removal of the broken part of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator's electrode causing pulmonary embolism via femoral vein
A 66-year-old patient with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy underwent transvenous extraction of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator. The distal part of the electrode was broken during manual traction through the left subclavian vein. In the present case, we showed a rare complication of trans...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-12-01
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| Series: | Indian Heart Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019483215001868 |