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Migration of retained right ventricular epicardial pacing wire into the pulmonary artery: A rare complication after heart surgery  Patrick J. Worth, BA,

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1 Migration of retained right ventricular epicardial pacing wire into the pulmonary artery: A rare complication after heart surgery  Patrick J. Worth, BA, Patrick Conklin, MD, Ethan Prince, MD, Arun K. Singh, MD, FRCS(C)  The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  Volume 142, Issue 3, Pages e136-e138 (September 2011) DOI: /j.jtcvs Copyright © Terms and Conditions

2 Figure 1 Linear opacity (arrow) noted on computed tomography angiography for ruling out pulmonary embolus. There is no evidence of thrombus or obstruction of flow associated with opacity. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  , e136-e138DOI: ( /j.jtcvs ) Copyright © Terms and Conditions

3 Figure 2 Gross pathologic image of migrated retained transcutaneous epicardial pacing wire (17.5 cm in length) removed by vascular interventional radiology. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  , e136-e138DOI: ( /j.jtcvs ) Copyright © Terms and Conditions


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