Successful 30-year-old defibrillator lead extraction facilitated by intravascular lithotripsy and intravascular ultrasound

HeartRhythm Case Rep. 2024 Jul 3;10(9):681-684. doi: 10.1016/j.hrcr.2024.06.019. eCollection 2024 Sep.

Authors

Katherine Lutz¹, Ryle Przybylowicz¹, Khidir Dalouk^{1

2}, Tamara M Atkinson^{1

2}, Yen Tibayan^{1

2}, Peter M Jessel^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Knight Cardiovascular Institute, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, Oregon.
² Division of Cardiology, VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, Oregon.

No abstract available

Keywords: Calcification; Calcium modification; Intravascular ultrasound; Lead extraction; Lithotripsy.

Publication types

Case Reports