A case of helix-fixation leadless pacemaker dislodgment and retrieval: The importance of achieving appropriate postimplant impedance

HeartRhythm Case Rep. 2024 Mar 7;10(5):375-377. doi: 10.1016/j.hrcr.2024.02.019. eCollection 2024 May.

Authors

Faris Haddadin¹, Gilad Birnbaum², Laith Alhuneafat¹, Ahmad Jabri³, Owais Ulhaq², Irakli Giorgberidze⁴, Hamid Afshar⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
² Section of Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
³ Department of Cardiology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan.
⁴ Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Section of Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.

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Keywords: Dislodgment; Helix-fixation; Leadless pacemaker; Pacemaker; Retrieval; Snaring.

Publication types

Case Reports