Beyer J, Alt E, Gottsmann M, Kreuzer E
Thoraxchir Vask Chir. 1978 Dec;26(6):394-7. doi: 10.1055/s-0028-1096660.
Right ventriculotomy with extracorporeal circulation was used for removal of an infected transvenous pacemaker electrode which was firmly attached to the myocardium in a patient with septicemia. Alternative methods and suggestions to prohibit electrode incarceration are discussed.