Shoulder elevation to improve sheath–lead coaxial alignment during transvenous lead extraction: a case report
Summary Shoulder elevation improved sheath–lead coaxiality and facilitated successful sheath advancement after failure of conventional techniques. This simple and cost-neutral maneuver may serve as a useful bailout strategy in challenging transvenous lead extraction procedures.
Authors
- Takayuki Kitai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2851-3038)
- Junji Morita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7556-1396)
- Yuhei Kasai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6364-5725)
- Yumetugu Munakata
Institutions
- Sapporo Science Center (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Heart Journal - Case Reports
- Published
- 2026-06-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytag470
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00