Totally peripheral approach for ICD lead vegetation removal in a GUCH patient

Vincenzo Tarzia; Chiara Tessari; Lorenzo Bagozzi; Federico Migliore; Demetrio Pittarello; Fabio Zanella; Emanuele Bertaglia; Assunta Fabozzo; Gino Gerosa

doi:10.1111/jce.15032

Totally peripheral approach for ICD lead vegetation removal in a GUCH patient

J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2021 Jun;32(6):1778-1781. doi: 10.1111/jce.15032. Epub 2021 May 12.

Authors

Vincenzo Tarzia¹, Chiara Tessari¹, Lorenzo Bagozzi¹, Federico Migliore², Demetrio Pittarello¹, Fabio Zanella¹, Emanuele Bertaglia², Assunta Fabozzo¹, Gino Gerosa¹

Affiliations

¹ Cardiac Surgery Unit, Department of Cardio-Thorac-Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
² Cardiology Unit, Department of Cardio-Thorac-Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.

PMID: 33825266
DOI: 10.1111/jce.15032

Abstract

AngioVac system (AngioDynamics) has already proved to be a useful tool in the treatment of thrombotic and endocarditic formations concerning the venous district. Herein, the AngioVac aspiration system combined with the bidirectional rotational Evolution mechanical sheath lead extraction was used for an effective and safety cardiac-device-related-infective-endocarditis removal in a grown-up congenital heart disease patient through a totally peripheral approach.

Keywords: AngioVac system; GUCH patient; cardiac-device-related-infective-endocarditis; implantable cardioverter defibrillator; lead extraction.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Defibrillators, Implantable* / adverse effects
Device Removal
Endocarditis*
Humans
Thrombosis*