title: Computed tomography's crucial role in averting a life-threatening complication of lead extraction.
authors.affiliation: University of California Davis, California, USA.
authors.forename: Uma N
authors.initials: UN
authors.lastname: Srivatsa
authors.forename: Howard
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dinh
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stark
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000517:prevention & control; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted / Q000009:adverse effects; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*