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  • Title: Technique for the surgical extraction of permanent pacing leads and electrodes.
    Author: Byrd CL, Schwartz SJ, Sivina M, Yahr WZ, Greenberg JJ.
    Journal: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg; 1985 Jan; 89(1):142-4. PubMed ID: 3965811.
    Abstract:
    When a pacing lead becomes infected, the most expedient and successful therapy is its removal. A new surgical extraction technique, combining the use of fluoroscopy and a limited surgical dissection of the right atrium, is presented for the removal of a lead entrapped in the heart or venous system.
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