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Case Reports
. 2019 Aug 28;5(11):552-554.
doi: 10.1016/j.hrcr.2019.08.012. eCollection 2019 Nov.

Malpositioned endocardial left ventricular pacing lead extraction with transcatheter cerebral embolic protection in the setting of multiple prior embolic strokes

Amit Thosani  1 , Amresh Raina  1 , Emerson Liu  1 , David Lasorda  1 , John Chenarides  1
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Case Reports

Malpositioned endocardial left ventricular pacing lead extraction with transcatheter cerebral embolic protection in the setting of multiple prior embolic strokes

Amit Thosani et al. HeartRhythm Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Embolic stroke; Left ventricular lead extraction; Malpositioned left ventricular pacing lead; Pacing lead thrombus; Transcatheter cerebral embolic protection.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Chest radiograph of single-chamber pacemaker; a large hiatal hernia is present with rightward displacement of the cardiac silhouette.
Figure 2
Figure 2
A: Transthoracic echocardiogram showing the pacing lead in the left ventricle. B: Transesophageal echocardiogram showing the pacing lead crossing retrograde across the aortic valve into the left ventricle.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Transcatheter cerebral embolic protection device. Filters are positioned within the brachiocephalic (BC) and left common (LC) carotid arteries prior to left ventricular lead extraction.
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