Lead astray: minimally invasive removal of a pacing lead in the left ventricle.
Pacemaker and implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) leads are placed routinely with few notable complications. A rarely described complication of transvenous lead placement is malpositioning into the left ventricle. This situation can cause additional complications in the form of thromboembolic events. We present a case of a malpositioned left ventricular lead that was successfully removed with a minimally invasive technique.
Stouffer
Chadwick W
CW
Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA. chadwick.stouffer@surgery.ufl.edu
Shillingford
Michael S
MS
Miles
William M
WM
Conti
Jamie B
JB
Beaver
Thomas M
TM
D000328:Adult; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D020878:Device Removal; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016896:Treatment Outcome