Mohandes Mohsen, Rodríguez Natalia, Fernández Francisco, Moreno Cristina, Palazón Oscar, Bardají Alfredo
Department of Interventional Cardiology, Division of Cardiology, Joan XXIII University Hospital, Tarragona, Spain.
Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Joan XXIII University Hospital, Tarragona, Spain.
Heart Views. 2017 Apr-Jun;18(2):50-53. doi: 10.4103/1995-705X.208672.
Although provisional pacemaker implantation can safely be done in many cases, a rare complication such as knotted electrode has been described, especially when the procedure is performed without fluoroscopy guidance. We describe a case of knot creation in a provisional pacemaker which was successfully retrieved using a snare after cutting the electrode proximally.