Replacement of extracted permanent pacemaker or defibrillator leads by cannulation of veins using the femoral "drag through" technique

Heart

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 276-278

  Schilling, Richard J ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CANNULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEFIBRILLATOR; EXTRACTION; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; HUMAN; MALE; PACEMAKER ELECTRODE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036182798     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heart.87.3.276     Document Type: Article

References (5)

1. Intravascular extraction of problematic or infected permanent pacemaker leads 1994-1996
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3. Recommendations for extraction of chronically implanted transvenous pacing and defibrillator leads: Indications, facilities, training
4. Long-term thrombosis after transvenous permanent pacemaker implantation
5. Exchange of pacing or defibrillator leads following laser sheath extraction of non-functional leads in patients with ipsilateral obstructed venous access