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Combined LASER and femoral approach to remove a previous failure of Riata lead extraction
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Combined LASER and femoral approach to remove a previous failure of Riata lead extraction

Antonio Dello Russo, Gaetano Michele Fassini, Sergio Conti, Giulia Vettor, Michela Casella, Fabrizio Tundo, Maurizio Roberto, Francesco Grillo, Francesco Alamanni and Claudio Tondo
Clinical case reports, Vol.5(9), pp.1459-1461
09/2017
DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.746
PMCID: PMC5582274
PMID: 28878903

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Abstract

Transvenous extraction of Riata lead could be a challenging procedure due to insulation failure and conductor cables’ externalization through the eroded outer insulation. In this case, a complete lead extraction was achieved through a combined LASER and femoral approach because of the massive conductors’ externalization.
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