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ArticleJournal of cardiovascular development and disease2021

Lost but Not Lost-Embolization of a Leadless Pacemaker to the Pulmonary Artery with Consecutive Endovascular Recovery.

Fabian Barbieri, Christof Kranewitter, Andreas Frech, Florian Hintringer, Markus Stühlinger

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Article in Journal of cardiovascular development and disease, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 41% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Long-term management of leadless pacemakers.European heart journal supplements : journal of the European Society of Cardiology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Fabian BarbieriDepartment of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.ORCID 0000-0003-4456-1822
Christof KranewitterDepartment of Radiology, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
Andreas FrechDepartment of Vascular Surgery, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
Florian HintringerDepartment of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
Markus StühlingerDepartment of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
Innsbruck Medical University · AT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLeadless transcatheter pacemaker systems (TPS) have become a valuable alternative to transvenous pacemakers in selected indications. With the steadily increasing amount of TPS implantations performed worldwide, reports of periprocedural complications are likewise increasingly found in the literature but are still underreported. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case of a 75 year old male undergoing TPS implantation due to cardioinhibitory vasovagal syncope. The implantation was primarily uneventful; adequate pacing parameters and fixation of the device were achieved. Unfortunately, dislocation of the leadless pacemaker occurred at the end of the procedure and the device embolized into a primary side branch of the right pulmonary artery. Endovascular retrieval was performed by using a single snare technique without any further complications.

conclusionsAlthough challenging, endovascular recovery of embolized TPS from the pulmonary artery is feasible and may be successfully accomplished by experienced implanters.

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case reportdevice embolizationpulmonary arterytranscatheter pacemaker system

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PMID33917180
PMCPMC8067858
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