A Novel Clinical Perspective on New Masses after Lead Extraction (Ghosts) by Means of Intracardiac Echocardiography

Background: A lead-reactive fibrous capsule (FC) identified by ultrasounds as an atrial or ventricular lead thickness of more than 1 mm above the vendor-declared lead diameter (TL) and its local fibrotic attachment to the cardiac wall (FAC) have never been investigated in vivo, so their relationship...

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Main Authors: Carlo Caiati, Giovanni Luzzi, Paolo Pollice, Stefano Favale, Mario Erminio Lepera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-08-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/9/8/2571