Management of Transvenous Leads in Patients With Iatrogenic Lead Perforation
Percutaneous removal of perforated leads is feasible and safe in the EP lab when performed by experienced operators. Surgical backup should be readily available given the potential consequences of this complication.
Authors
- Arwa Younis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2485-5025)
- Michael Z. Tong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5629-6785)
- Shady Nakhla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4495-3845)
- Tyler L. Taigen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1258-8118)
- Thomas Callahan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5281-7598)
- Walid I. Saliba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3324-8611)
- Shinya Unai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6844-073X)
- Jakub Sroubek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2490-5106)
- Ayman A. Hussein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8359-1525)
- Pasquale Santangeli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0023-9666)
- Bryan Baranowski
- Arshneel Kochar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8010-7750)
- Mohamed Kanj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1419-1808)
- Oussama M. Wazni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7115-7716)
- Mina K. Chung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7835-6045)
- Ameer Awashra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5122-8200)
- David O. Martin
- Joe Demian
- Maria Matteo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1795-1745)
- Mohamad Mdaihly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6590-0344)
Institutions
- Cleveland Clinic (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
- Published
- 2025-07-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jce.70006
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.40