A novel use of EP catheter in extraction of trapped intracardiac devices: Two case reports
The decision to retrieve chronically implanted abandoned leads and trapped intracardiac devices percutaneously has been difficult and highly controversial. We present two case reports in which electrophysiological ablation catheter was used to retrieve infected abandoned pacemaker lead and trapped p...
Main Authors: | Dilip Kumar, Sunip Banerjee, Jaynarayan Naik, Kinnari Gupta, Rana Rathor Roy, Arvind Kumar |
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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/S0019483215004046 |
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