THE NEW APPROACH OF PERMANENT ENDOCARDIAL LEAD EXTRACTION

Abstract

An attempt to describe some tactical and technical particularities of the new approach of permanent endocardial lead extraction has been made. Extracorporal circulation is used for direct visual control of targeted leads. Additional recommendations for clinical application of new surgical technique are formulated. High efficacy, reproducibility and low rate of complications have been confirmed.

Keywords

• lead extraction
• surgical approach
• extracorporal circulation