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- Jaishankar Raman, Deepa Bhat, Asad Torabi, and Richard Trohman.
- Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois. Electronic address: jairaman2462@gmail.com.
- Ann. Thorac. Surg. 2015 Dec 1; 100 (6): 2379-80.
AbstractTreatment of infected pacing leads ranges from percutaneous extraction to surgical removal with the use of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Vena caval inflow occlusion (VCIO) is an old technique that has been used with success in the pediatric population. We report on the use of inflow occlusion (IO) in removing infected pacing leads from the right side of the heart in patients in whom endovascular lead extraction failed. VCIO is a safe and simple technique in patients with infected leads who have contraindications for CPB. Copyright © 2015 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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