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Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:2304-2306
© 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

Arteriovenous Fistula After Laser-Assisted Pacemaker Lead Extraction

Federico Milla, MD, Charles A. Mack, MD, Leonard N. Girardi, MD *

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, New York

Accepted for publication June 27, 2005.

* Address correspondence to Dr Girardi, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Greenberg M-404, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, 525 East 68th St, New York, NY (Email: lngirard{at}med.cornell.edu).

Acute arteriovenous fistulas have been reported after pacemaker lead extraction. We report a case of an arteriovenous fistula presenting 2 weeks after transvenous laser-assisted lead extraction.




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