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1 Allergy to Pacemaker Silicone Compounds: Recognition and Surgical Management 
Mihaela L. Oprea, MD, Heike Schnöring, MD, Jörg S. Sachweh, MD, Hagen Ott, MD, Julia Biertz, MD, Jaime F. Vazquez-Jimenez, MD  The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  Volume 87, Issue 4, Pages (April 2009) DOI: /j.athoracsur Copyright © 2009 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

2 Fig 1 Operative site after resternotomy and (epi)myocardial placement of the ventricular (V) and atrial (A) leads. The leads are additionally secured epicardially with Teflon (DuPont, Wilmington, DE) pledgets to prevent early dislocation. Blue wires are for temporary pacing. Note the heavy epicardial scarring. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2009 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions


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