Materialization of ghosts: severe intracardiac masses after pacemaker lead extraction requiring immediate surgical intervention.
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. Electronic address: martin.andreas@meduniwien.ac.at.
Martin
M
Andreas
Dominik
D
Wiedemann
Alfred
A
Kocher
Cesar
C
Khazen
D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000628:therapy*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery