Unusual embolization of a pacemaker lead fragment during lead extraction Sing-Chien Yap, MD, PhD, Corstiaan A. den Uil, MD, PhD, Tamas Szili-Torok, MD, PhD HeartRhythm Case Reports Volume 1, Issue 1, Pages 37-38 (January 2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.hrcr.2014.11.004 Copyright © 2015 Heart Rhythm Society Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Embolization of the lead tip fragment (arrows) into an intercostal vein: (A) anteroposterior cine-fluoroscopic image; (B) lateral cine-fluoroscopic image. HeartRhythm Case Reports 2015 1, 37-38DOI: (10.1016/j.hrcr.2014.11.004) Copyright © 2015 Heart Rhythm Society Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Schematic drawing of the azygos vein and intercostal veins. Netter medical illustration used with permission of Elsevier. HeartRhythm Case Reports 2015 1, 37-38DOI: (10.1016/j.hrcr.2014.11.004) Copyright © 2015 Heart Rhythm Society Terms and Conditions