title: A novel use of EP catheter in extraction of trapped intracardiac devices: Two case reports.
abstract: The decision to retrieve chronically implanted abandoned leads and trapped intracardiac devices percutaneously has been difficult and highly controversial. We present two case reports in which electrophysiological ablation catheter was used to retrieve infected abandoned pacemaker lead and trapped permacatheter (permacath) in right ventricle. We could avert major cardiovascular surgeries in both the patients by simply modifying the traditionally used techniques for extraction of intracardiac devices.
authors.affiliation: Consultant Interventional Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist, Medica Superspecialty Hospital, Kolkata, India. Electronic address: dilipcardio@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Dilip
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Director, Medica Institute of Cardiac Sciences, Medica Superspecialty Hospital, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Sunip
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Banerjee
authors.affiliation: Senior Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, Medica Superspecialty Hospital, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Jaynarayan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Naik
authors.affiliation: Registrar, Medica Institute of Cardiac Sciences, Medica Superspecialty Hospital, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Kinnari
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, Medica Superspecialty Hospital, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Rana Rathor
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.affiliation: Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, Medica Superspecialty Hospital, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Arvind
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior
keywords: EP catheter; Pacemaker leads; Permacatheter; Retrieval; Snares