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Detection of a Retention Wire Fracture in An Asymptomatic Patient 18 Years after Implantation
Author(s) -
WOO GREGORY,
BURKART THOMAS,
MILES WILLIAM,
SAXONHOUSE SHERRY,
CONTI JAMIE
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
pacing and clinical electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1540-8159
pISSN - 0147-8389
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2009.02533.x
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , fluoroscopy , surgery , radiology
An asymptomatic patient with a Teletronics Accufix atrial lead (Teletronics, Englewood, CO, USA) presented for an annual fluoroscopic examination. The examination revealed a retention wire fracture, which occurred 18 years after the initial implantation. Annual fluoroscopic examination of these leads should still be performed. (PACE 2010; 33:246–247)