A Case of LV Lead Fracture in Submuscular Implant
Lead fracture is one of the mechanical complications of implanted cardiac devices. We present a case of mechanical stress-induced left ventricular lead fracture attributed to the hypermobility of the device secondary to sub-muscular implantation of the device without anchoring it. (Level of Difficul...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-10-01
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| Series: | JACC: Case Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084919302761 |