Open AccessPercutaneous extraction of implantable cardioverter defibrillator electrode with mechanical dilator sheath
Author(s) -
Hasan Güngör,
Cemil Zencir,
Tarkan Tekten
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international journal of the cardiovascular academy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2618-6012
pISSN - 2405-8181
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijcac.2016.01.001
Subject(s) - medicine , dilator , implantable cardioverter defibrillator , percutaneous , traction (geology) , electrode , surgery , cardiology , chemistry , geomorphology , geology
For removing the electrodes, manual simple traction may be useful and various methods have been used in extraction for chronically implanted electrodes. We report the case of successful percutaneous extraction of implantable cardioverter defibrillator electrode with Evolution mechanical dilator sheath
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