Detection of a retention wire fracture in an asymptomatic patient 18 years after implantation.
An asymptomatic patient with a Teletronics Accufix atrial lead (Teletronics, Englewood, CO, USA) presented for an annual fluoroscopic examination. The examination revealed a retention wire fracture, which occurred 18 years after the initial implantation. Annual fluoroscopic examination of these leads should still be performed.
Woo
Gregory
G
Cardiology Section, Malcom Randall VA Medical Center, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA. woogw@medicine.ufl.edu
Burkart
Thomas
T
Miles
William
W
Saxonhouse
Sherry
S
Conti
Jamie
J
D000368:Aged; D020878:Device Removal; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012804:Sick Sinus Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*