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22 October 2021: Articles

A 37-Year-Old Woman with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy with a Dual-Chamber Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Requiring Percutaneous Transvenous Lead Extraction and Multidisciplinary Management

Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents

Rahul Dhawan * , Faris Khan ** , Saurabhi Samant E , Majid Asawaeer E , HelenMari Merritt Genore D , Christopher C. Erickson A

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.932073

Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e932073

Figure 1. Chest X-ray before implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) extraction (A) showing pulse generator (Evera S DR, Medtronic, Inc, Minneapolis, MN, USA) (orange arrow) attached to right atrial pace-sense lead (5076 Capsure Fix Novus, Medtronic, Inc, Minneapolis, MN, USA) (blue arrow) and right ventricular defibrillator lead (6947 Sprint Quattro Secure, Medtronic Inc, Minneapolis, MN, USA) (red arrow). Chest X-ray after transvenous lead extraction attempt (B) showing removal of Medtronic device generator and unwinding of right atrial pace-sense lead (blue arrow) and right ventricular defibrillator lead (red arrow).

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923