title: Transiliac permanent pacemaker implantation after extraction of infected pectoral pacemaker systems.
abstract: Infected pectoral pacemaker systems were extracted in 5 patients and new pacemakers were reimplanted in a pelvic pocket through the iliac veins. In patients who have infected pectoral pacemaker systems, this easy and safe technique provides an alternate route for reimplantation of permanent pacemakers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio 44195, USA.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Erdogan
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Augostini
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Saliba
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Juratli
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Wilkoff
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007084:Iliac Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D010690:Phlebography; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome