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Case Reports
. 2016 May 10;2(4):360-362.
doi: 10.1016/j.hrcr.2016.04.006. eCollection 2016 Jul.

Treating an infected transcatheter pacemaker system via percutaneous extraction

Alan Koay  1 , Surinder Khelae  1 , Koh Kok Wei  1 , Zulkeflee Muhammad  1 , Rosli Mohd Ali  1 , Razali Omar  1
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Case Reports

Treating an infected transcatheter pacemaker system via percutaneous extraction

Alan Koay et al. HeartRhythm Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Infected pacemaker; Lead extraction; Leadless pacemaker; Micra; Transcatheter pacemaker system.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Vegetation seen on transesophageal echocardiography (arrow).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Steps of the extraction procedure. A: Grandmother-mother-child technique employed to direct the snare at the proximal retrieval feature. B: The snare is tightened around the waist of the retrieval feature. C: The transcatheter pacing system is retracted toward the introducer sheath. D: The entire system is pulled out in 1 piece.
Figure 3
Figure 3
The extracted device is seen with the vegetation attached to its proximal retrieval feature (arrow) and fibrous encapsulation at the fixation tines.
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