| Literature DB >> 26336570 |
Ayako Okada1, Kazunori Aizawa1, Takeshi Tomita1, Kouji Yoshie1, Takahiro Takeuchi1, Morio Shoda1, Uichi Ikeda1.
Abstract
The incidence of cardiovascular implantable electronic device infection is increasing. We report a case of and successful device removal in a 79-year-old man with implantable cardioverter-defibrillator infection. Right phrenic nerve paralysis was evident on chest radiography. The lead was in front of the anterior scalene muscle, close to the left phrenic nerve. Therefore, extraction carried a risk of bilateral phrenic nerve paralysis. The lead was successfully extracted from the right internal jugular vein by using the snare technique. No complications occurred, and the extraction was successful.Entities:
Keywords: Lead extraction; Phrenic nerve paralysis; Snare technique
Year: 2015 PMID: 26336570 PMCID: PMC4555455 DOI: 10.1016/j.joa.2014.12.002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Arrhythm ISSN: 1880-4276