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Retrieval of a leadless transcatheter pacemaker from the right pulmonary artery: A case report
Author(s) -
Romeo Emanuele,
D'Alto Michele,
Cappelli Maurizio,
Nigro Gerardo,
Correra Anna,
Colonna Diego,
Sarubbi Berardo,
Golino Paolo
Publication year - 2021
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/pace.14135
Subject(s) - medicine , ventricle , pulmonary artery , cardiology , sinus (botany) , right pulmonary artery , botany , biology , genus
This case report describes a procedure of retrieval of a leadless transcatheter pacemaker from the right pulmonary artery 3 days after device implantation. An 80‐year‐old man affected by ischemic cardiomyopathy and sinus node dysfunction was implanted with a leadless transcatheter pacemaker in the low septum of the right ventricle. Three days after the procedure, the leadless pacemaker migrated into a side branch of the right pulmonary artery. The device was successfully removed using two snares hooked to a tine via the proximal retrieval feature.