Infrequent but serious complications have been described in association with temporary epicardial pacing wires. We describe the case of an intraaortic migration of an infected retained atrial temporary epicardial pacing wire and the transfemoral percutaneous interventional approach for its extraction.

Guerrieri Wolf, L., Scaffa, R., Maselli, D., Weltert, L., Nardella, S., DI ROMA, M., et al. (2013). Intraaortic migration of an epicardial pacing wire: Percutaneous extraction. THE ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 96(1), e7-e8 [10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.12.056].

Intraaortic migration of an epicardial pacing wire: Percutaneous extraction

DI ROMA, MAURO;DE PAULIS, RUGGERO;TOMAI, FABRIZIO
2013-01-01

Abstract

Infrequent but serious complications have been described in association with temporary epicardial pacing wires. We describe the case of an intraaortic migration of an infected retained atrial temporary epicardial pacing wire and the transfemoral percutaneous interventional approach for its extraction.
2013
Pubblicato
Rilevanza internazionale
Articolo
Esperti anonimi
Settore MED/23 - CHIRURGIA CARDIACA
English
Adult; Catheterization, Peripheral; Device Removal; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Femoral Artery; Follow-Up Studies; Foreign-Body Migration; Humans; Pacemaker, Artificial; Pericardium; Postoperative Complications; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Aorta, Thoracic
Guerrieri Wolf, L., Scaffa, R., Maselli, D., Weltert, L., Nardella, S., DI ROMA, M., et al. (2013). Intraaortic migration of an epicardial pacing wire: Percutaneous extraction. THE ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 96(1), e7-e8 [10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.12.056].
Guerrieri Wolf, L; Scaffa, R; Maselli, D; Weltert, L; Nardella, S; DI ROMA, M; DE PAULIS, R; Tomai, F
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