title: Arteriovenous fistula after laser-assisted pacemaker lead extraction.
abstract: Acute arteriovenous fistulas have been reported after pacemaker lead extraction. We report a case of an arteriovenous fistula presenting 2 weeks after transvenous laser-assisted lead extraction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Milla
authors.forename: Charles A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Mack
authors.forename: Leonard N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Girardi
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000628:therapy; D016121:Brachiocephalic Veins / Q000601:surgery*; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D020212:Carotid Artery Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D017536:Carotid Artery, Common / Q000601:surgery*; D003354:Corynebacterium Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D020878:Device Removal; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery