Interelectrode (Accufix) lead fracture

Authors
Trigano, AJ Julienne, J Ferracci, A Paganelli, F Fekhar, S Ricard, P
Citation
Aj. Trigano et al., Interelectrode (Accufix) lead fracture, PACE, 22(11), 1999, pp. 1705-1706
Citations number
2
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems","Cardiovascular & Hematology Research
Journal title
PACE-PACING AND CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
ISSN journal
01478389 → ACNP
Volume
22
Issue
11
Year of publication
1999
Pages
1705 - 1706
Database
ISI
SICI code
0147-8389(199911)22:11<1705:I(LF>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
An interelectrode fracture was diagnosed 7 years after the implantation of an Accufix(TM) lead. The lead body separated from the tip with the helix sc rewed into the atrial wall. The retention wire was intact and may have cont ributed to the lead rupture.