A complication of pacemaker lead extraction: pulmonary embolization of an electrode fragment.
Calvagna
Giuseppe M
GM
Division of Cardiology, San Vincenzo Hospital, Contrada Sirina, Taormina, 38068 Messina, Italy. gicalvagna@tiscali.it
Evola
Rosario
R
Valsecchi
Sergio
S
D000368:Aged; D020878:Device Removal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004566:Electrodes / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed