Lead extraction in a young girl with dehiscence of a pacemaker implanted in the subpectoral region

Int J Cardiol. 2014 Oct 20;176(3):e135-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.07.205. Epub 2014 Aug 5.
No abstract available

Keywords: Lead extraction; Pacemaker; Pediatric.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Device Removal*
  • Female
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Pacemaker, Artificial / adverse effects*
  • Pectoralis Muscles*
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / microbiology*
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / therapy*
  • Surgical Wound Dehiscence / etiology*
  • Surgical Wound Dehiscence / therapy*