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- Title
Complications Due to Abandoned Noninfected Pacemaker Leads.
- Authors
Böhm, Ádám; Pintér, Arnold; Duray, Gábor; Lehoczky, Dezsõ; Dudás, Gábor; Tomcsányi, István; Prda, István
- Abstract
Noninfected unwanted pacemaker leads are usually abandoned since the reported complication rate related to them is low. We followed GO patients with noninfected retained leads, and complication was observed in 12 (20%) of them. Lead migration occurred in 5 patients, skin erosion in 3 patients, venous thrombosis in 2 patients, and muscle stimulation in 2 patients. Management of the complications was a surgical procedure in seven patients, including two cases of open heart surgery, while chronic medical treatment was necessary in the other five patients. The results of this study suggest that complications due to noninfected abandoned leads may not be as rare as it was previously thought and may present a significant morbidity and cost burden. With the lead extraction technique available, the issue of the removal of all unwanted pacemaker leads should be addressed.
- Subjects
CARDIAC pacing; CARDIAC pacemakers; ARTIFICIAL implants; VENOUS thrombosis; CARDIAC surgery
- Publication
Pacing & Clinical Electrophysiology, 2001, Vol 24, Issue 12, p1721
- ISSN
0147-8389
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1046/j.1460-9592.2001.01721.x