title: New left ventricular active fixation lead: The experience of lead extraction.
abstract: Left ventricular active fixation lead is fundamental for targeted pacing site. The challenge is the extraction but in our experience Attain(®) Stability™ was removed without any problem. As usual the lead can cause a thrombosis of the coronary vein but we performed a venoplasty in order to place again a lead in the target site and maintain the CRT response.
authors.affiliation: Insitute of Cardiology, S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. Electronic address: matteo.ziacchi@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ziacchi
authors.affiliation: Insitute of Cardiology, S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Igor
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Diemberger
authors.affiliation: Insitute of Cardiology, S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Cristian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martignani
authors.affiliation: Insitute of Cardiology, S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Boriani
authors.affiliation: Insitute of Cardiology, S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Mauro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Biffi
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D058406:Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
keywords: Lead extraction; Left ventricular active fixation lead; Targeted lead placement