Extraction of an Infected Active Fixation Coronary Sinus Lead with the Aid of a Tissue Stabilizer

• Main Authors: Stefania Blasi (Author), Maurizio Levantino (Author), Luca Paperini (Author), Maria Grazia Bongiorni (Author), Uberto Bortolotti (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine and Cardiology - Peertechz Publications, 2017-02-09.
• Assuntos: Case Report
• Acesso em linha: Connect to this object online.

<p>We present a 49-year-old man who required extraction of a cardiac resynchronization device due to lead infection. While 2 leads were successfully retrieved by a transvenous approach the third one with active fixation and entrapped into a coronary sinus side-branch, required surgical interve...