Extraction of an Infected Active Fixation Coronary Sinus Lead with the Aid of a Tissue Stabilizer

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Submitted: December 21, 2016
Published: Feb 9, 2017
DOI: 10.17352/2455-2976.000036
Keywords:
Cardiomyopaties dilated, Endocarditis, Cardiopulmonary bypass

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Stefania Blasi
Section of Cardiac Surgery, Italy
Maurizio Levantino
Section of Cardiac Surgery, Italy
Luca Paperini
Cardiology, Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Department, University Hospital, Pisa, Italy
Maria Grazia Bongiorni
Cardiology, Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Department, University Hospital, Pisa, Italy
Uberto Bortolotti*
Section of Cardiac Surgery, Italy

Abstract

We present a 49-year-old man who required extraction of a cardiac resynchronization device due to lead infection. While 2 leads were successfully retrieved by a transvenous approach the third one with active fixation and entrapped into a coronary sinus side-branch, required surgical intervention. During the operation, performed on cardiopulmonary bypass on a beating heart, lead extraction was greatly facilitated by employment of a tissue stabilizer routinely used for off-pump coronary surgery.

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Blasi, S., Levantino, M., Paperini, L., Bongiorni, M. G., & Bortolotti, U. (2017). Extraction of an Infected Active Fixation Coronary Sinus Lead with the Aid of a Tissue Stabilizer. Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine and Cardiology, 4(1), 005–007. https://doi.org/10.17352/2455-2976.000036
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