Removal of the broken part of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator's electrode causing pulmonary embolism via femoral vein

Abstract

A 66-year-old patient with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy underwent transvenous extraction of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator. The distal part of the electrode was broken during manual traction through the left subclavian vein. In the present case, we showed a rare complication of transvenous lead extraction and its management.

Keywords

• Infective endocarditis
• Electrode
• Pulmonary embolism