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Case Reports
. 2024 Aug 30;10(12):896-898.
doi: 10.1016/j.hrcr.2024.08.024. eCollection 2024 Dec.

Management of pacemaker lead thrombus

Michael Jorgensen  1 , Arjun Gajulapalli  1 , David T Zhang  2 , Roger Fan  2 , Ibrahim O Almasry  2 , Eric J Rashba  2
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Case Reports

Management of pacemaker lead thrombus

Michael Jorgensen et al. HeartRhythm Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Pacemaker lead-associated intracardiac thrombus; Vacuum-assisted thrombectomy.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Transesophageal echocardiogram demonstrating a right atrial lead-associated thrombus.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Large clot burden removed using the vacuum-assisted thrombectomy device.
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