title: Think before you pull--not every lead has to come out.
authors: Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University, 600 N Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. chenriks@jhmi.edu
authors: Charles A
authors: CA
authors: Henrikson
authors: Melanie
authors: M
authors: Maytin
authors: Laurence M
authors: LM
authors: Epstein
mesh_terms: D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000009:adverse effects; D020878:Device Removal / Q000009:adverse effects; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects; D018579:Patient Selection; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome