Abstract

In this article, the authors review the approach to infections associated with surgically placed leads, leads placed in unusual locations such as azygous veins, extraction of active fixation coronary sinus leads, and the role of hybrid extractions in difficult cases. The authors also review strategies to mitigate the risk of paradoxic embolism among patients undergoing transvenous lead extraction.

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