title: The "rope and stick" and the "safety snare": two new techniques for tricky lead extractions.
authors.forename: Igor
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Diemberger
authors.forename: Mauro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Biffi
authors.forename: Cristian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martignani
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ziacchi
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Boriani
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D013504:Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted / Q000382:microbiology / Q000639:trends; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000382:microbiology / Q000639:trends; D011859:Radiography; D012307:Risk Factors