title: Lead extraction using excimer laser sheath--in full swing even in Japan.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hiroshima University Hospital, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan. Electronic address: kimai@hiroshima-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Katsuhiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Imai
mesh_terms: D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods*; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted / Q000009:adverse effects; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D054018:Lasers, Excimer; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects
keywords: Cardiac implantable electrical device; Complications; Excimer laser; Japanese patients; Lead extraction