Pacemaker - ICD Lead Extraction | Stanford Health Care
Pacemaker or ICD Lead Extraction. In pacemakers and ICD, the leads are inserted into a lead under the collar bone and advanced into the heart. The body tries to heal any objects that are inserted into it and gradually the leads become coated with fibrous tissue. Over time the fibrous tissue may become attached to the heart and the blood vessels. The longer the period that the leads have been in place there is a
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