Noninstrumental pacemaker and defibrillator lead removal. The importance of the rotation forces.
Rosenheck
Shimon
S
Department of Internal Medicine, Hadassah University Hospital, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, Israel. shimonr@md.huji.ac.il
Weiss
Alexey
A
Leibowitz
David
D
Sharon
Zehava
Z
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000009:adverse effects; D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods*; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects; D012399:Rotation; D016896:Treatment Outcome