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Value of a Joint Cardiac Surgery—Cardiac Electrophysiology Approach to Lead Extraction
Author(s) -
Bernardes de Souza Breno,
Benharash Peyman,
Esmailian Fardad,
Bradfield Jason,
Boyle Noel G.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/jocs.12649
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiopulmonary bypass , cardiac surgery , median sternotomy , lead (geology) , cardiac electrophysiology , cardiology , surgery , electrophysiology , geomorphology , geology
We report three cases of vascular injury during laser lead extractions, requiring urgent surgical correction. Immediate sternotomy and cardiopulmonary bypass were possible because of an institutional collaboration where cardiac surgeon and cardiac electrophysiologist jointly perform these cases, and all patients survived. We propose this joint approach is ultimately the best option for patients undergoing lead extraction.