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Broken cardiac catheter--successful removal from the heart under emergency cardiopulmonary bypass with concommittant closure of an atrial septal defect.

Panday, +4 more
- 01 Oct 1972 - 
- Vol. 18, Iss: 4, pp 201
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This article is published in Journal of Postgraduate Medicine.The article was published on 1972-10-01 and is currently open access. It has received 2 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Cardiopulmonary bypass.

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Infection of pacemaker electrode and removal with cardiopulmonary bypass.

Michael D. Yarnoz, +2 more
- 01 Jul 1974 - 
TL;DR: A case of Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis associated with a retained pacemaker electrode fragment and the mechanism of electrode entrapment and the various alternative methods of treatment are discussed.
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Retention of pacemaker electrode complicated by Serratia marcescens septicemia. Removal with total cardiopulmonary bypass.

Salim B. Saab, +2 more
- 01 Mar 1977 - 
TL;DR: Open cardiotomy with total cardiopulmonary bypass provides a safe approach for withdrawal of an incarcerated electrode and is justified because of the lethal potential of systemic Serratia infections, particularly those superimposed on intracardiac prostheses.