Unusual embolization of a pacemaker lead fragment during lead extraction
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In 2014, an 84-year-old man with pacemaker erosion was referred to our center. He underwent coronary artery bypass graft surgery in 2008 for multivessel coronary artery disease. In 2009, he developed sick sinus syndrome and received a Biotronik Cylos 990 DR-T DDD pacemaker with a 7.2-F Biotronik Selox SR 53 active fixation atrial lead and a 4.8-F Sorin Xfine TX26D passive ventricular lead. In July 2014, he developed pacemaker erosion after failed antibiotic treatment of pacemaker pocket infection. To prevent systemic infection, we decided to perform full system extraction. The procedure was performed under general anesthesia, with the
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