Percutaneous extraction of a 20-year-old Accufix pacemaker lead complicated by intraoperative protrusion of its J retention wire

• Amir A. Schricker, MD, MS, FHRS,
• Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green, MD, FHRS,
• Gregory K. Feld, MD, FHRS,
• Victor Pretorius, MBChB

Affiliations

Amir A. Schricker, MD, MS, FHRS

Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of California San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, California,

Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green, MD, FHRS

Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of California San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, California,

Gregory K. Feld, MD, FHRS

Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of California San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, California,

Victor Pretorius, MBChB

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of California San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, California