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This survey has compared attitudes towards (endocardial) lead extraction, among European electrophysiology centres, with special attention paid to 'redundant leads'. The main findings of this survey are: (i) most of the centres performing lead extractions do so in low volume even though the number of implants may be high. (ii) Approaches to the practice of lead extraction are based largely on c...

Aorta—right atrial tunnel is a rare congenital anomaly characterized by an extracardiac tunnel-like vascular communication arising from an aortic sinus and emptying into the right atrium (RA) (Fig. 1). We report the case of a 33-year-old man diagnosed following Streptococcus viridans endocarditis. The patient underwent successful surgical repair (Fig. 2). The proximal ostiumwas closed using a p...

Introduction The frequency of postoperative complications after thoracic surgery remains high. Rehabilitation may become a procedure characterized by a high cost-effectiveness ratio. The aim of the study was to determine the independent importance of intensive rehabilitation in patients with lung tumors treated by thoracic surgery. Material and methods The prospective observational study incl...