Hybrid percutaneous and surgical minimally invasive, thoracoscopy-guided removal of a pacemaker lead subacutely perforating the right ventricle

Minerva Cardioangiol. 2016 Feb;64(1):97-8. Epub 2015 Sep 30.

Authors

Stefania Riva¹, Gaetano Fassini, Fabrizio Tundo, Vittoria Marino, Gianluca Polvani, Elisa Merati, Emad Al Jaber, Claudio Brambillasca, Sergio Conti, Claudio Tondo

Affiliation

¹ Cardiac Arrhythmia Research Centre, Centro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCS, Milan, Italy - [email protected].

PMID: 26426299

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Device Removal / methods*
Equipment Failure
Heart Injuries / etiology
Heart Ventricles / injuries*
Humans
Male
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / methods
Pacemaker, Artificial / adverse effects*
Thoracoscopy / methods*