Polytetrafluoroethylene-Coated Pacemaker Leads as Surgical Management of Contact Allergy to Silicone Janez Vodiskar, MD, Heike Schnöring, MD, Jörg S. Sachweh, MD, Eberhard Mühler, MD, Jaime F. Vazquez-Jimenez, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 97, Issue 1, Pages 328-329 (January 2014) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.04.135 Copyright © 2014 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Atrial and ventricular electrodes enclosed in a Y-shaped, tubular 5- and 6-mm Gore-Tex prosthesis. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2014 97, 328-329DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.04.135) Copyright © 2014 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 At the site of contact of the leads with epicardium, the prosthesis is sewn over the lead heads to the epicardium. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2014 97, 328-329DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.04.135) Copyright © 2014 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions