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ArticleRadiology case reports2021

A broken lead to an open heart: implantable cardioverter defibrillator vegetations with lead fracture.

George Horani, Kevin Hosein, Rahul Kumar, Fayez Shamoon

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Article in Radiology case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

George HoraniDepartment of Internal Medicine, St. Joseph's University Medical Center, 703 Main St., Paterson, NJ 07503.
Kevin HoseinDepartment of Cardiology, St. Joseph's University Medical Center, 703 Main St., Paterson, NJ 07503.
Rahul KumarDepartment of Cardiology, St. Joseph's University Medical Center, 703 Main St., Paterson, NJ 07503.
Fayez ShamoonDepartment of Cardiology, St. Joseph's University Medical Center, 703 Main St., Paterson, NJ 07503.
St. Joseph’s University Medical Center · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Implantable cardiac devices are widely used devices that serve several purposes. Complications from devices are not uncommon and include localized or systemic infections, device-related endocarditis, and device malfunction leading to serious outcomes, including death. Another possible complication that has been reported in the literature is thrombus formation on the device leads. We present a rare case of large thrombi forming on the leads of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator leading to lead fracture and device malfunction. After the device alerted for malfunction, the patient underwent a transesophageal echocardiogram which demonstrated masses on the right atrium and ventricle. He subsequently had a right atrial exploration and lead extraction which revealed large thrombi on the leads which histologically were identified as sterile vegetations.

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Implantable cardioverter defibrillatorLead fractureThrombus

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