Prior Sternotomy in Transvenous Lead Extraction: Risk Analysis Tempered by Clinical Experience

Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2019 Sep;12(9):e007762. doi: 10.1161/CIRCEP.119.007762. Epub 2019 Sep 16.

Authors

Michael A Eskander¹, Victor Pretorius¹, Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Electrophysiology, University of California, San Diego Health System, Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center, San Diego, CA.

PMID: 31522532
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.119.007762

No abstract available

Keywords: Editorials; cardiac output; cardiovascular surgery; coronary artery bypass; fibrosis; sternotomy.

Publication types

Editorial
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MeSH terms

Coronary Artery Bypass*
Sternotomy*
Thoracotomy