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ArticleJournal of arrhythmia2020

Histological properties of oscillating intracardiac masses associated with cardiac implantable electric devices.

Yasuo Miyagi, Yasuhiro Kawase, Shinobu Kunugi, Hiroya Oomori, Takashi Sasaki, Shun-Ichiro Sakamoto, Yosuke Ishii, Tetsuro Morota, Takashi Nitta, Akira Shimizu

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Article in Journal of arrhythmia, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yasuo MiyagiDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery Nippon Medical School Tokyo Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2627-5040
Yasuhiro KawaseDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery Nippon Medical School Tokyo Japan.
Shinobu KunugiDepartment of Analytic Human Pathology Nippon Medical School Tokyo Japan.
Hiroya OomoriDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery Nippon Medical School Tokyo Japan.
Takashi SasakiDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery Nippon Medical School Tokyo Japan.
Shun-Ichiro SakamotoDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery Nippon Medical School Tokyo Japan.
Yosuke IshiiDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery Nippon Medical School Tokyo Japan.
Tetsuro MorotaDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery Nippon Medical School Tokyo Japan.
Takashi NittaDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery Nippon Medical School Tokyo Japan.
Akira ShimizuDepartment of Analytic Human Pathology Nippon Medical School Tokyo Japan.
Nippon Medical School · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThere have been a few cases of echogenic cardiac implantable electric device (CIED) lead-associated oscillating intracardiac masses (ICMs) in leads imaged by echocardiography. The histological properties of ICMs could help clarify the etiological diagnosis. Although there is extensive literature on mass size, the histological properties of such masses have not been characterized. The aim of this research was to clarify the histological features of oscillating ICMs in CIED patients.

methodsPreoperative echocardiography was performed in all candidates for CIED removal. In the patients with ICMs, specimens were obtained by 3 methods: direct tissue collection during open-heart surgery; tissue collection together with the CIED lead during transvenous extraction; and tissue collection by catheter vacuum during transvenous CIED removal. A standard histopathological examination of ICM tissue was performed.

resultsA total of 106 patients underwent lead removal in our institute (April 2009-March 2018); 14 patients had an ICM (13.2%), and 7 specimens were obtained in patients with CIED lead-related ICM. Following histological examination, 2 types of ICM were identified: one mainly composed of thickened endocardium (EN type; 3 patients), and the other mainly an aggregate of inflammatory cells as a neutrophil cell (NC type; 4 patients).

conclusionsTwo histological types of intracardiac masses, including a thickened endocardium type and a neutrophil cell type, were identified. These classifications might help make an accurate histological diagnosis of lead-associated intracardiac masses.

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