Open AccessA shocking lead in the coronary sinus
Author(s) -
S. Hamid,
Aruna Arujuna,
Christopher A. Rinaldi
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
ep europace
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.119
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1532-2092
pISSN - 1099-5129
DOI - 10.1093/europace/eup088
Subject(s) - medicine , coronary sinus , cardiac resynchronization therapy , lead (geology) , cardiology , shock (circulatory) , percutaneous coronary intervention , heart failure , myocardial infarction , ejection fraction , geomorphology , geology
Placement of leads into the coronary sinus (CS) is now routinely used for cardiac resynchronization therapy. However, the CS can also be used for the placement of defibrillator shock leads. There is evidence demonstrating that CS leads in situ for the short and medium term can be successfully removed utilizing percutaneous methods. We report a case of CS laser lead extraction where a defibrillator lead had been in place for almost 10 years.
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