title: Surgical removal of an accufix pacing lead with a protruding J wire.
abstract: We report a patient with a fractured J wire protruding through the outer polyurethane sheath of an Accufix electrode in the subclavian vein and right atrium. The wire within the subclavian vein was removed transvenously, while the tip of the lead within the right atrium was removed surgically via a median sternotomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Matsue Red Cross Hospital, 200 Horomachi, Matsue 690-8506, Japan.
authors.forename: Sadatosh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yuasa
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Masuyama
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Soeda
authors.forename: Mitsuhiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.forename: Kinya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shirota
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Taira
mesh_terms: D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D013350:Subclavian Vein / Q000601:surgery