title: Left Ventricular Lead Fracture 6 Years after Implantation with a Retained Guidewire.
abstract: We reported a case that left ventricular (LV) lead with retained guidewire was used 6 years ago, but the LV lead was broken during 6 years of follow-up. Although the retained guidewire technique has already been abandoned, the long-term safety of retained guidewire lead appears to be an even greater concern.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xijing Hospital, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
authors.forename: F U
authors.initials: FU
authors.lastname: Yi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xijing Hospital, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
authors.forename: Bing
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xijing Hospital, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shen
mesh_terms: D020878:Device Removal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: LV lead; cardiac resynchronization therapy; retained guidewire technique